Some artificial intelligence companies have argued the fair use doctrine in intellectual property law allows them to train generative AI models on news content and other copyrighted material.

The allegedly infringing Tweet, from the court file; I've redacted the last name and part of the face, just as a matter of editorial discretion. From Judge George Daniels' opinion Tuesday in MCM Group ...

On the third day of Christmas, Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) and OpenAI, Inc. (together with its named affiliates, “OpenAI”) didn’t get any French hens: Instead, the software giant and leading ...

March 16, 2026 - In 2025, U.S. courts issued the first substantive, merits-stage decisions addressing whether the use of copyrighted works to train generative artificial intelligence systems ...

Recent rulings in AI-related copyright cases have delivered key wins for AI companies while also opening new opportunities for plaintiffs — making litigation an increasingly risky endeavor. AI ...

The legal landscape surrounding the aggregation of news clips and other media into videos, particularly on platforms like YouTube, is complex and often falls into a gray area. Here’s a breakdown of ...

Generative AI has emerged as a transformative force in technology, creating text, art, music and code that can rival human efforts. However, its rise has sparked significant debates around copyright ...

Fourth Circuit ruling is one of the first appellate rulings interpreting SCOTUS' Warhol decision. Panel ruled photo of Ted Nugent in news article was not fair use. Like the magazine's use of Orange ...

The day after The New York Times sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, the author and systems architect Daniel Jeffries wrote an essay-length tweet arguing that the Times “has a near zero ...

On Wednesday, news industry executives urged Congress for legal clarification that using journalism to train AI assistants like ChatGPT is not fair use, as claimed by companies such as OpenAI. Instead ...

The US Copyright Office's report comes as the agency is under political fire, with President Trump reportedly firing its head this weekend. Katelyn is a reporter with ...