Ninth Circuit weighs AI training and copying as another court rejects fair use in first AI copyright appeal
The Ninth Circuit has reportedly taken a position on AI training and copying, while another court rejected a fair use defense in the first AI copyright appeal. Analyses examine fair use for both training and generated content.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- Appellate rulings are shaping what the fair use defense means, which affects clients' litigation strategy.
- corporate lawyer
- An AI vendor's risk depends on whether its training data is legally clean.
Sources
- AI Learning Or AI Copying? Ninth Circuit Weighs In | Legal 500legal500.com · Oct 12, 2026
- Judge Denies Fair Use in First AI Copyright Appeal — Trachtman & Polertrachtmanpoler.com · Oct 13, 2026 · magyar
- AI Copyright Lawsuits Test Fair Use Rules for Training and Generated Content | National Reviewnationalreview.com · Oct 13, 2026
- AI Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Over Training Datadaeryunlaw.com · Oct 13, 2026
- US Third Circuit: AI training not fair use after all – Pivot to AIpivot-to-ai.com · Oct 16, 2026
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