DOJ Tells Court AI Training on Text Is Fair Use
The US Justice Department told a federal court that training AI models on copyrighted text is generally fair use, backing OpenAI and Microsoft in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit.
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Every AI News story tagged with both Artificial Intelligence and Copyright — the two topics side by side, updated as new articles publish.
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Sony Music, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Song Lyrics
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell accuse Anthropic of pirating tens of thousands of song lyrics to train Claude, seeking up to $150,000 in damages per work.
Read more →Delhi High Court Clears OpenAI's ChatGPT in ANI Copyright Suit
India's Delhi High Court denied news agency ANI's bid to block OpenAI, ruling that training ChatGPT on its articles falls within a copyright fair-dealing exception.
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What Is Fair Use — and Does It Cover AI Training on Books?
A US court ruled that training AI on legally acquired books can be fair use — but downloading them from a pirate site is not, as Anthropic's $1.5B settlement shows.
Read more →Judge Grants Final Approval to Anthropic's $1.5B Book Piracy Settlement
A federal judge finalized Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated training books, the largest copyright class-action payout in US history.
Read more →NYT-Led Publishers Ask Court to Sanction OpenAI Over Evidence
The New York Times and other publishers told a federal court that OpenAI hid its ability to search ChatGPT logs for copyrighted material and are seeking sanctions.
Read more →Who Owns AI-Generated Content? A Guide to AI and Copyright
AI-generated content sits in a legal grey zone: pure AI output generally cannot be copyrighted, but human creative choices layered on top of AI may be. Here is what the law currently says — and what it means for businesses.
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