DOJ backs OpenAI on fair use against NYT, defending training on copyrighted works
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-16
In the copyright lawsuit between OpenAI and The New York Times, the US Department of Justice has sided with OpenAI's fair use argument, defending the practice of training AI models on copyrighted works. The stance could shape both the case's outcome and a key industry precedent.
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