Thomson Reuters, AI and copyright

Thomson Reuters had the first big win in an AI copyright case. It doesn't mean a cakewalk for other publishers: experts
Legal experts said there are key differences in Thomson Reuters' case against Ross Intelligence and other major AI-related copyright litigation.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright 'fair use' ruling against one-time competitor
A federal judge in Delaware on Tuesday said that a former competitor of Thomson Reuters was not permitted by U.S. copyright law to copy the information and technology company's content to build a competing artificial intelligence-based legal platform.
Thomson Reuters wins an early court battle over AI, copyright, and fair use
A judge looked at possible copyright infringement defenses for Ross Intelligence and said, ‘I reject them all.’
Thomson Reuters scores early win in AI copyright battles in the US
Thomson Reuters has won an early battle in court over the question of fair use in artificial intelligence-related copyright cases.The media and technology company filed a lawsuit against Ross Intelligence — a now-defunct legal research firm — in 2020,
AI company Ross Intelligence loses copyright fight with Thomson Reuters
A US judge has ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters in a AI training fight against Ross Intelligence, a legal AI startup, according to The Verge. Thomson Reuters sued Ross Intelligence in 2020 for using the company’s legal research platform Westlaw to train Ross Intelligence’s AI without permission.
Thomson Reuters Secures Major Win in AI Copyright Battle
The judge rules that replicating human-authored content without permission does not qualify as 'fair use' of AI under copyright law.
Thomson Reuters lands copyright win against AI company. What’s next?
An AI company lifted material from Thomson Reuters' research platform, arguing fair use and innocent infringement. A court has ruled it was copyright violation.
Thomson Reuters CEO: How AI will change law firms
And yet, the cautious approach to AI that persists at the top of some law firms shows that managing partners who still worry about moving too early are overlooking the significant
Thomson Reuters' AI copyright win blows a hole in AI industry’s fair use defense
As Wired notes, the judgment blows a hole in the AI industry’s fair use defense. The industry has used fair use (the same parody laws that birthed “ Dumb Starbucks “) to claim that what they do, e.g.,
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Thomson Reuters Wins Major AI Copyright Case
After reconsidering the case, the judge issued a partial summary judgement, which asks whether a non-generative AI system’s ...