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eDiscovery Today Blog
Training AI on Copyrighted Works is “Fair Use” There’s a “But”, Though: Artificial Intelligence Trends
By Doug Austin
A federal judge has ruled that training AI on copyrighted works without specific permission to do so is “fair use”. There’s a “but”, though. The post Training AI on Copyrighted Works…
Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James
AI OK; Piracy Not: Bartz v. Anthropic
By Thomas James
A federal judge has issued a landmark fair use decision in a generative-AI copyright infringement lawsuit. In a previous blog post, I wrote about the fair use decision in Thomson…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Generative AI Training may not Qualify for the Fair Use Defense
By Daniel Lass
Last week, the Copyright Office released the third and final part of its report exploring copyright-related issues posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Unlike the first two parts, the third was…
AI Law and Policy
Copyright Office Report on Training AI and Fair Use
By James Gatto
The Copyright Office released a “Pre-publication” version of Part 3 of its Report on Copyright and AI. Coincidentally (?) Shira Perlmuter, the Register of Copyrights, was fired amid a shakeup at the Copyright Office. The…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Judge Skeptical That AI Training is Fair Use: Artificial Intelligence Trends
By Doug Austin
Possible ruh-roh for AI companies? In a hearing last Friday on a case involving Meta AI, a judge was skeptical that AI training can be considered fair use. The post…
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Daily News: May 1, 2025
By Tom Martin
Hey there friends👋! In today’s edition, you’re getting 5 🆕 news item and my take on what it all means. That’s it — delivered to your inbox, daily.Subscribe to LawDroid…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
Copyright in the Age of AI: Why Publicly Visible Content Isn’t Free for the Taking
Generative AI depends on data—and lots of it. From search engines and large language models to image generators and music tools, these systems are trained on massive datasets, often pulled…
AI Law and Policy
Court Grants Interlocutory Appeal on AI Fair Use Issue
By James Gatto
We previously reported on the groundbreaking AI Fair Use ruling in the Thomson Reuters Ross Intelligence case, where the court found that based on the facts of this case fair…
The IP Edge
Implications of the First US AI Copyright Ruling and What it Means for You
Imagine creating something innovative—a bold new product or project—just to find out it might be infringing on someone else’s rights. This is the challenge laid bare by the groundbreaking U.S.…
IP IQ
Fair Use Falls Short: Judge Bibas Rejects AI Training Data Defense in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
By Danner Kline
Fair use — a critical defense in copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission — has emerged as a key battleground in the wave of artificial…