US Justice Department backs OpenAI on fair use in New York Times copyright case
On 2 September, the US Department of Justice argued on the side of OpenAI and Microsoft in The New York Times' copyright case, saying AI training is fair use and that mandatory licensing would create a tech oligopoly. Music Business Worldwide says this could affect the music sector's cases against Anthropic and Suno; Microsoft meanwhile says almost nobody requested Times articles through its chatbot.
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- Donald Trump’s administration just sided with OpenAI in a key ‘fair use’ case. Here’s what it means for music’s fight with Anthropic and Suno. - Music Business Worldwidemusicbusinessworldwide.com · Sep 2, 2026
- Music Publishers Fight To Keep $3B Anthropic IP Case Alive - Law360law360.com · Sep 2, 2026
- Trump administration backs OpenAI in newspapers' copyright case - POLITICOpolitico.com · Sep 2, 2026
- US Department of Justice backs fair use for AI training in landmark copyright casethe-decoder.com · Sep 2, 2026
- DOJ Backs OpenAI Fair Use Claim in AI Copyright Fight; Creators Must Try Congresstechtimes.com · Sep 3, 2026
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