Hollywood, creators' groups and publishers back New York Times in OpenAI case
More than 50 amicus curiae briefs have been filed in the consolidated New York Times copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft. They include WME, Cate Blanchett and CAA, Irving Azoff's Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Reporters Without Borders and book publishers' organisations, alongside briefs supporting OpenAI and Microsoft.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- Copyright clients should prepare for the arguments in the amicus briefs, which outline the counter-arguments to fair use.
- corporate lawyer
- AI developers and users should review the legal basis of their training data while the case remains undecided.
Sources
- WME Joins New York Times Copyright Battle Again OpenAIdeadline · Nov 2, 2026
- WME Urges Ethical AI Licensing in OpenAI Copyright Battle With The New York Times - Open Data Science - Your News Source for AI, Machine Learning & moreopendatascience.com · Nov 2, 2026
- New York Times Sues Brave Browser Over Copyrighthoodline.com · Nov 2, 2026
- Ex-Lawmakers Side With OpenAI In Battle With News Publishersyahoo.com · Nov 2, 2026
- New York Times Sues Brave Over Alleged AI Distribution of Its Journalism | TokenPosttokenpost.com · Nov 2, 2026
- Copyright fight over AI widens as New York Times sues Brave | Standard Topicstandardtopic.com · Nov 2, 2026
- WME files brief backing the New York Times in its copyright fight with OpenAI | The Aigentictheaigentic.com · Nov 2, 2026
- New York Times Sues Brave Browser Over AI Scrapingtechbuzz.ai · Nov 3, 2026
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