Hollywood figures and US lawmakers back licensing in the NYT–OpenAI case
The Human Consent Foundation, backed by Cate Blanchett, and Hollywood stars supported a brief in the New York Times–OpenAI lawsuit, arguing that Hollywood has proven licensing infrastructure. Representatives Nadler, Raskin and Johnson urged the court to reject the Department of Justice's arguments for free AI training use of copyrighted content.
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- Cate Blanchett-Backed Group and Collection of Hollywood Stars File Brief in New York Times-OpenAI Lawsuit: Hollywood Has ‘Proven Infrastructure’ to License Contentvariety.com · Oct 30, 2026
- Wikipedia chooses the middle ground in New York Times and OpenAI lawsuitavclub.com · Oct 30, 2026
- Cate Blanchett-Led Coalition Challenges OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Battlethewrap.com · Oct 31, 2026
- Ranking Members Nadler, Raskin, Johnson Urge Court to Reject DOJ’s Arguments for Giving AI Companies Unlimited, Free Use of Copyrighted New York Times Journalism to Train AI Models | Congressman Jerry Nadlernadler.house.gov · Oct 30, 2026
- Ranking Members Raskin, Nadler, Johnson Urge Court to Reject DOJ’s Arguments for Giving AI Companies Unlimited, Free Use of Copyrighted New York Times Journalism to Train AI Models | U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratsdemocrats-judiciary.house.gov · Oct 30, 2026
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