US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
The filing says broad licensing demands could hinder U.S. AI leadership and national security, while a judge will decide the fair-use question.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law.
- The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of unlawfully using millions of articles without permission, seeking to recoup billions of dollars in damages from both companies.
- US attorneys wrote that restricting LLM development would "severely hamper" the Progress of Science and useful Arts, noting that "LLMs are already helping researchers across fields achieve major breakthroughs."
- The Trump administration has leaned heavily on statements of interest, which one official called "incredibly" successful at advancing policy aims; spokespeople for the White House, the Times, and OpenAI did not immediately respond.
- While media outlets like the Associated Press and Axel Springer have signed licensing deals with OpenAI, legal battles persist with other publishers as courts issued diverging rulings on AI training fair use last year.
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DOJ Backs OpenAI in Copyright Fight with New York Times
The DOJ filed a brief siding with OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit with the New York Times, arguing that training AI systems on copyrighted material counts as fair use. The DOJ's brief does not completely align with the Trump Administration's AI framework released earlier this year.
US government sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sided with OpenAI in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times, defending training AI models on copyrighted works, according to a court document filed Tuesday.
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