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News outlets ask court to give ‘little weight’ to DOJ support for OpenAI in copyright dispute
The publishers said the government filed too early and ignored unsealed evidence showing AI firms may be using copyrighted works without permission.
- On Monday, The New York Times, Daily News, and other publishers asked a federal judge to disregard The Justice Department's support for OpenAI, arguing the agency's 'fair use' stance contradicts the Copyright Office.
- The Justice Department filed a statement earlier this month supporting OpenAI, arguing that training large language models on copyrighted content constitutes 'fair use' and is essential to national security under the Trump Administration.
- Because the DOJ filed its statement without considering two years of discovery, publishers claimed the government ignored critical evidence, including testimony that AI products often substitute for news subscriptions.
- Enforcement of copyright laws doesn't pose a 'serious risk' to AI development, publishers added, noting that licensing fees for content are minor compared to costs for chips, electricity, and other 'raw materials.'
- Unsealed Microsoft Corp documents revealed an executive's warning that finding 'fair use' here would 'make a complete mockery' of the doctrine, potentially enabling what they described as the 'largest theft of labor.
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News Groups Call Out DOJ's Backing Of Fair Use In AI Fight
A group of news organizations including The New York Times responded Monday to a letter of interest from the government supporting the view that artificial intelligence companies' use of copyrighted material for training counts as fair use, saying it was inconsistent with the views of the U.S. Copyright Office and the facts of the case.
·New York, United States
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News Outlets Ask Court to Ignore DOJ View in AI Copyright Suit
News publishers fired back at the Trump administration Monday, asking a federal judge to disregard the government’s brief in support of OpenAI Inc.'s argument that training its artificial intelligence models on publishers’ copyrighted works constitutes fair use.
·Arlington, United States
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News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit
·Arlington County, United States
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Total News Sources4
Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 50%
C 50%
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