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DOJ Backs OpenAI, Microsoft Fair Use Defense In NYT IP Case

The federal government is weighing in on the sprawling copyright litigation against OpenAI Inc. in New York federal court brought by The New York Times and others, telling the judge that using copyrighted texts to train generative tools shouldn't expose developers to broad infringement liability.

DOJ Backs OpenAI, Microsoft Fair Use Defense In NYT IP Case

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The federal government is weighing in on the sprawling copyright litigation against OpenAI Inc.

in New York federal court brought by The New York Times and others, telling the judge that using copyrighted texts to train generative tools shouldn't expose developers to broad infringement liability.

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The federal government is weighing in on the sprawling copyright litigation against OpenAI Inc. in New York federal court brought by The New York Times and others, telling the judge that using copyrighted texts to train generative tools shouldn't expose developers to broad infringement liability.

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