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Judge Bibas Then and Now on fair use in training AI models. Side by side comparison of Judge’s analysis.
Read more: Judge Bibas Then and Now on fair use in training AI models. Side by side comparison of Judge’s analysis.It’s useful to compare Judge Bibas’s fair use analysis of the purpose of the defendant ROSS’s use of Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes for legal decisions. Two things are apparent: 1. While Judge Bibas cautioned in 2023 about “over-reading” the Warhol decision, Judge Bibas in 2025 basically has read Warhol to apply in a way that eliminates…
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Parties in Nazemian, Dubus v. NVIDIA submit case management statement
Read more: Parties in Nazemian, Dubus v. NVIDIA submit case management statementThe Nazemian and Dubus plaintiffs and NVIDIA submitted their case management statement to Judge Tigar. A preview of their fair use arguments: Plaintiffs’ PositionThe legal and factual issue at the core of this case is whether Defendant’s unlawful copying has violated the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501, et seq. NVIDIA has indicated that it…
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Judge Bibas holds crucial hearing on SJ motions re: infringement, fair use in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Read more: Judge Bibas holds crucial hearing on SJ motions re: infringement, fair use in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS IntelligenceJudge Bibas is currently holding the hearing on the cross-motions for summary judgment in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence in Philadelphia. (Unfortunately I’m not at the hearing.) ORAL ORDER: The summary judgment hearing will be held beginning at 10 a.m. EST on December 5, 2024, in the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom 10-B, in Philadelphia, PA.…
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Register of Copyrights Perlmutter testifies about fair use and AI before Senate Comm. on Oversight
Read more: Register of Copyrights Perlmutter testifies about fair use and AI before Senate Comm. on OversightThe Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter testified before the Senate Committee on Oversight. She previewed what the Copyright Office’s Report will cover about the question whether training AI models with copyrighted works without licenses from the copyright owners is fair use. We’ve excerpted below the exchanges bearing on fair use, although most of the first…
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ROSS Intelligence, Thomson Reuters briefs on fair use. Download PDFs.
Read more: ROSS Intelligence, Thomson Reuters briefs on fair use. Download PDFs.In Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, a case involving the latter’s AI model for legal decisions, the parties filed their respective motions of summary judgment. Probably the key issue will involve whether ROSS’s use of some of Thomson Reuter’s copyrighted headnotes for uncopyrightable judicial decisions is a fair use. Of course, the parties have diametrically…
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Judge Tigar allows NVIDIA to file summary judgment motion on fair use, before class certification decided
Read more: Judge Tigar allows NVIDIA to file summary judgment motion on fair use, before class certification decidedJudge Tigar issued an interesting order today in Nazemian v. NVIDIA, allowing NVIDIA to file a motion for summary judgment on its fair use defense before the court considers whether to certify a class of plaintiffs. Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General, is one of the attorneys representing NVIDIA. Other than ROSS Intelligence’s upcoming…