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US Department of Justice backs fair use for AI training in landmark copyright case

The US Department of Justice filed a brief in the copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use. The filing contradicts a report from the US Copyright Office, whose director was fired by the Trump administration shortly after the report's publication.

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In the class-action lawsuit involving The New York Times, the US Department of Justice argues that training AI models on copyrighted text qualifies as fair use. The filing directly contradicts a report from the US Copyright Office. Its director was fired by the Trump administration shortly after the report was published.

The article US Department of Justice backs fair use for AI training in landmark copyright case appeared first on The Decoder.

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