2025-02-12
3/ The Court determined that two key #fairuse factors, the purpose of the use and its market impact, weighed against ROSS. The judge emphasized that ROSS could have created its own content without infringing on Westlaw's copyrights.
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Thomson Reuters wins the first major US AI copyright ruling against fair use, in a case filed in May 2020 against legal research AI startup Ross Intelligence
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
4/ Additionally, the Court ruled that Westlaw's headnotes met the originality requirement for copyright protection due to their creative synthesis and explanation of legal opinions. This decision revises a 2023 ruling where Judge Bibas had largely denied Thomson Reuters' motions.
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Thomson Reuters wins the first major US AI copyright ruling against fair use, in a case filed in May 2020 against legal research AI startup Ross Intelligence
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
5/ While the ruling resolves several issues, some questions remain for trial, such as whether certain copyrights have expired or if ROSS copied Westlaw's Key Number System. ROSS ceased operations in 2021 due to litigation costs, but Thomson Reuters continues to seek damages.
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Thomson Reuters wins the first major US AI copyright ruling against fair use, in a case filed in May 2020 against legal research AI startup Ross Intelligence
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
2022-12-15
The lobbying group for big tech @NetChoice is suing California to stop child safety legislation from passing. NetChoice is known for its successful challenge of Texas' HB20 censoring content moderation in NetChoice v. Paxton https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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