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Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US


The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Today, a judge ruled in Thomson Reuters’ favor, noting the company’s copyright was indeed infringed by Ross Intelligence’s actions. Thomson Reuters prevailed on two of the four factors, but Bibas described the fourth as the most important, and ruled that Ross “meant to compete with Westlaw by developing a market substitute.” In contrast, many of the AI companies still duking it out in court, like OpenAI and Google, are financially equipped to weather prolonged legal fights.

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