DOJ formally backs OpenAI: training LLMs on copyrighted text should be fair use
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-03
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in OpenAI's copyright litigation with the New York Times, formally arguing that training LLMs on copyrighted texts should generally qualify as fair use — Washington's first formal intervention in the wave of AI copyright suits, though advisory only. DOJ separates data acquisition, training, and outputs, arguing training learns statistical relationships rather than substituting for the original work; it also warns blanket licensing would hurt smaller U.S. AI companies against foreign rivals. If courts adopt the framework, legal pressure shifts from training itself to data acquisition and specific outputs.
Related event: DOJ Backs OpenAI in NYT Copyright Suit, Calling AI Training Fair Use(21 posts)→
More from Safety
- Prompt injection via email can hijack your AI agent — jev-guard adds risk-scored guards — sujingshen · 2026-10-18
- Users press OpenAI on long-delayed Adult Mode a year after it was promised — ___Patrice___ · 2026-10-18
- Viral AI safety report debunked: 'stolen keys' were just a 'test' string — basedjensen · 2026-10-18
- One diagram explains the difference between CSRF and XSS attacks — _jaydeepkarale · 2026-10-18
- Grady Booch slams Anthropic for tolerating up to 50 deaths and $1B damages per model — Grady_Booch · 2026-10-18
- Single Neuron Suffices to Bypass Safety Alignment in LLMs, Paper Finds — burny_tech · 2026-10-18