Two Judges, Same District, Opposite Conclusions: The Messy Reality Of AI Training Copyright Cases
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Two Judges, Same District, Opposite Conclusions: The Messy Reality Of AI Training Copyright Cases
Within days of each other, two federal judges in the same district reached completely opposite conclusions about AI training on copyrighted works. Judge William Alsup said it’s likely fair use as transformative. Judge Vince Chhabria said it’s likely infringing because of the supposed impact on the market. Both rulings came out of the Northern District of California, both involve thoughtful judges with solid copyright track records, and both can’…
ICYMI: AI-Related Copyright Issues Heat Up at End of June
That heat wave we recently experienced in DC was brutal—it seems like it’s all everyone was talking about (besides the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill). But the weather was not […] The post ICYMI: AI-Related Copyright Issues Heat Up at End of June appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Meta has won a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco over the use of books to train AI models. The lawsuit was filed by more than a dozen book authors. According to the judge, Meta's use of the works was fair.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Meta in Copyrighted Books AI Training Lawsuit
A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, who alleged the company unlawfully trained its AI models using their copyrighted books. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria issued a summary judgment in Meta’s favor, deciding the case without a jury. He found that Meta’s use of copyrighted works for AI training fell under the “fair use” doctrine of copyright law, deeming it legal in this con…
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