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Federal judge delivers first major AI copyright ruling against startup
The case, filed in 2020, accused Ross Intelligence of reproducing materials from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw legal research database to build a competing AI-powered legal platform. Judge Bibas...
The decision, issued this week by US Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over AI training and the use of copyrighted data. In this case, Judge Bibas ruled that two of the four fair use factors favored Thomson Reuters: the purpose of Ross's use of Westlaw headnotes and its harm to the market for the originals. This decision could have far-reaching implications for the AI industry, potentially complicating fair use arguments for companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms, who are facing similar copyright lawsuits.
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