Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence – Chat GPT Is Eating the World

Third Circuit orders Thomson Reuters, ROSS Intelligence to file supplemental briefs on Third Circuit’s recent decision finding likely fair use by UpCodes

The Clerk of the Third Circuit just posted an order by the Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, an interlocutory appeal over (1) whether Westlaw headnotes used by ROSS were copyrightable expression (or lacked originality) and (2) whether ROSS’s use of some headnotes to train its AI model was a fair use: “At…
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Thomson Reuters tries to distinguish Third Circuit’s UpCodes fair use decision

Thomson Reuters submitted its reply to ROSS Intelligence’s 28(j) letter of supplemental authority based on the Third Circuit’s recent fair use decision in American Society for Testing & Materials v. UpCodes, Inc. involving a for-profit, AI-native startup company‘s republication of building codes that some jurisdictions have adopted as law. Despite some salient factual similarities, Thomson Reuters argues that…
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Thomson Reuters disputes ROSS Intelligence’s AI case implicates national security interest

Thomson Reuters filed a letter in the Third Circuit disputing ROSS Intelligence’s claim that its case involving fair use in AI training implicates national security interests. Here’s Thomson Reuters’ letter:
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ROSS Intelligence files Reply in appeal of Thomson Reuters’ copyright suit in Third Circuit

A lot happening right before the holidays. ROSS Intelligence just filed its Reply in support of its interlocutory appeal of Judge Bibas’s grant of summary judgment on: (1) copyrightability of Westlaw headnotes and (2) no fair use in AI training by ROSS using some Westlaw headnotes in legal memos. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD ROSS’S REPLY FOR ALL…
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Association of American Publishers, RIAA file amicus briefs in support of Thomson Reuters in suit against ROSS Intelligence

In the Third Circuit, the Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence case is drawing a lot of briefs. Below are the amici briefs for RIAA and Association of American Publishers. DOWNLOAD RIAA AMICI BRIEF DOWNLOAD ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS AMICUS BRIEF DOWNLOAD ASSOCIATION OF DISNEY ENTERS. AMICI BRIEF DOWNLOAD AI COALITION FOR DATA INTEGRITY AMICUS BRIEF…
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Thomson Reuters files its appellee brief in ROSS Intelligence case 2 days before deadline (albeit after an extension)

Exciting news: Thomson Reuters filed its Brief of Appellees today, 2 days before the (extended) deadline on Nov. 21. This is the interlocutory appeal in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence before the Third Circuit. I don’t recall ever seeing a brief filed early. But this one does come following a 30 day extension. Excerpts from…
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Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.

The U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies continue unabated. Here are the Top 5 news items: 1. Apple joins the copyright party. Although Apple has been roundly criticized for its slow development of Apple Intelligence, that hasn’t stopped book authors from suing Apple for copyright infringement in proposed class actions. In addition to the earlier…
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Thomson Reuters asks Third Circuit for 30 day extension to file brief in ROSS Intelligence appeal

“Thomson Reuters respectfully requests that the Court extend by 30 days the deadline for filing its response brief, to and including November 21, 2025.” Expect the court of appeals to grant this unopposed motion. DOWNLOAD Thomson Reuters’ motion:
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Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.

It’s been a hot minute since our last status report. Right now, we are in the doldrums of discovery. We do not expect any other summary judgment decisions on fair use in AI training until summer 2026 at the earliest. So far, 3 judges ruled on fair use, 2 for and 1 against. But their…
Read more: Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.
More amici briefs for ROSS Intelligence. Foundation for American Innovation. Abraham Kang & Kunal Patel.

ROSS Intelligence received a couple more late amici brief filings. One by the Foundation for American Innovation. The other by Abraham Kang and Kunal Patel. DOWNLOAD AMICUS BRIEF OF FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION DOWNLOAD AMICI BRIEF FOR ABRAHAM KANG & KUNAL PATEL
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