Thomson Reuters had the first big win in an AI copyright case. It doesn't mean a cakewalk for other publishers: experts
Legal experts said there are key differences in Thomson Reuters' case against Ross Intelligence and other major AI-related copyright litigation.
Thomson Reuters wins an early court battle over AI, copyright, and fair use
A judge looked at possible copyright infringement defenses for Ross Intelligence and said, ‘I reject them all.’
AI company Ross Intelligence loses copyright fight with Thomson Reuters
A US judge has ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters in a AI training fight against Ross Intelligence, a legal AI startup, according to The Verge. Thomson Reuters sued Ross Intelligence in 2020 for using the company’s legal research platform Westlaw to train Ross Intelligence’s AI without permission.
Thomson Reuters Wins Major AI Copyright Case
After reconsidering the case, the judge issued a partial summary judgement, which asks whether a non-generative AI system’s content counts as original work.
Thomson Reuters Secures Major Win in AI Copyright Battle
The judge rules that replicating human-authored content without permission does not qualify as 'fair use' of AI under copyright law.
Thomson Reuters' AI copyright win blows a hole in AI industry’s fair use defense
As Wired notes, the judgment blows a hole in the AI industry’s fair use defense. The industry has used fair use (the same parody laws that birthed “ Dumb Starbucks “) to claim that what they do, e.g.,
Judge Sides With Thomson Reuters in AI Copyright Dispute
A judge ruled Ross Intelligence copied Westlaw data without permission, in a blow to AI developer's fair use claims.
Thomson Reuters scores early win in AI copyright battles in the US
Thomson Reuters has won an early battle in court over the question of fair use in artificial intelligence-related copyright cases. The media and technology company filed a lawsuit against Ross Intelligence — a now-defunct legal research firm — in 2020,
Litigators of the Week: Thomson Reuters Wins Key Fair Use Fight With AI Start-Up
In an early test case for copyright holders bringing claims related to content used to train artificial intelligence, a ...
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Revised Fair Use Ruling Finds No Transformative Use in Developing AI Search Tool
Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas issued a ruling updating a previous summary judgment decision dismissing copyright infringement ...
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Judge Rules ROSS’ AI Training Infringed on Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Headnotes
The ruling, which reserved a 2023 order denying Thomson Reuters a summary judgement, found that ROSS’ use of Westlaw data did ...
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 rights holders.