US DoJ Backs OpenAI in NYT Case: Training LLMs on Copyrighted Works Isn't Infringement
Ok_Homework_1859 · reddit · 2026-09-03
In the New York Times v. OpenAI copyright case, the US Department of Justice filed a position backing OpenAI, arguing that training LLMs on copyrighted works does not violate copyright law. The DoJ added that treating such training as infringement would harm US science, prosperity, and national security — a landmark moment in the generative AI copyright fight.
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