Fair Use Defense Failed in Thomson Reuters v. Ross, Jury Still Out for Generative AI
The first substantive decision on the fair use defense in an artificial intelligence copyright case came down against the defendant, who used AI to create a competing product. However, as the decision expressly limited its ruling to nongenerative AI, it remains unclear how courts may apply fair use to generative AI tools.
However, as the decision expressly limited its ruling to nongenerative AI, it remains unclear how courts may apply fair use to generative AI tools.
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