Backers Of Meta, Authors Clash Over Fair Use In AI Training

From The Courtroom To The Notepad: Ian Crosby Advocates For Fair Use - The Daily Mississippian

How can journalism and artificial intelligence coexist? What are the practical uses of AI in a field like journalism? What does the legal side of all of this look like? Lead counsel for the New York Times v. OpenAI copyright lawsuit, Ian Crosby, answered these questions and many more at the “Addressing the Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Democracy” symposium hosted April 1-2 by the University of Mississippi’s brand-new Jord…

Legal boffins weigh in on Meta’s AI copyright case with leading academics split on critical fair use debate

A group of ten law professors have submitted a so called amicus brief as part of the AI copyright legal battle between several authors and Meta setting out the arguments for why training AI models with existing content does not qualify as ‘fair use’ under American copyright law. It follows the recent submission of another amicus brief by four different professors who argued the opposite. The new brief insists that Meta’s use of the authors’ work…

Backers Of Meta, Authors Clash Over Fair Use In AI Training

By Ivan Moreno ( April 14, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT) — The conflict between bestselling authors and Meta Platforms Inc. over the use of their works for training artificial intelligence software has drawn numerous amicus briefs that underscore the stakes involved, with warnings of devastating consequences for the future of AI development or the rights of copyright owners depending on how the court rules…. SEO Powered Content & PR Distribution. Get Amp…