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Justice Department sides with OpenAI in publishers’ copyright fight

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The U.S. Justice Department filed a statement of interest supporting OpenAI’s defense that training large-language models on copyrighted articles qualifies as fair use and is “extraordinarily transformative,” arguing that restricting such training would damage innovation, economic mobility, and national security. The filing emphasizes that a ruling against OpenAI could harm AI development and create an oligopolistic market.

Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechMeme·
    The Trump administration files a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with NYT, saying training LLMs on copyrighted works generally constitutes fair use (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

    The Trump administration filed a brief urging the court to deem large-language-model training on copyrighted material fair use, supporting OpenAI’s suit against the New York Times. Meta released Muse Spark 1.3, citing substantial improvements in coding and agentic tasks. Google unveiled Gemini 3.8 Flash with reduced token pricing, and a federal judge ordered Google to maintain its ad exchange while mandating interoperability with competing ad-tech platforms.

  2. The Verge·
    The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit

    The Trump administration filed a statement of interest in the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted text is fair use. The lawsuit, filed in December 2023, claims OpenAI unlawfully used NYT articles and seeks billions in damages from Microsoft and OpenAI. The administration’s intervention supports OpenAI’s defense.

  3. TechCrunch·
    U.S. government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material

    The Trump administration filed a 20-page brief supporting OpenAI’s use of copyrighted works to train its LLMs, citing a 2023 executive order that prioritizes U.S. leadership in AI. The brief argues that restricting LLM development under a misinterpretation of fair use would harm innovation and economic mobility. Previous cases, such as Judge Alsup’s ruling against Anthropic for using pirated books, have largely favored AI companies.

  4. Wired·
    Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit

    The U.S. government filed a letter supporting OpenAI in its lawsuit with the New York Times, arguing that training large-language models on copyrighted articles is “extraordinarily transformative” and does not compete with the Times’ content. The letter claims a ruling against OpenAI could harm AI development and American economic mobility, and it applies its arguments to all parties in related copyright cases. The Times and other plaintiffs have criticized the brief as flawed and misleading.

  5. The Next Web·
    Justice Department sides with OpenAI in publishers’ copyright fight

    The U.S. Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the Southern District of New York supporting OpenAI’s fair-use defense, arguing that mandatory licensing would harm national security and create an oligopoly. It contrasts U.S. fair-use stance with the EU’s lack of such doctrine, noting the AI Act’s text-and-data-mining exception and obligations for model providers.

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