US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
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- fortmorgantimes.comseen 8 Sept, 10:23description edited
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The Justice Department argued that “the creative possibilities and public benefits” of training large language models on such content “far outweigh any competitive harm.”The Trump administration is wading into the fight between OpenAI and the New York Times.
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How it spread - 13 original reports, 2 reprints
Wed, 2 September 2026
5 reports- Channel News Asia14:57
1 reprint
- claimsjournal.com2 Sept, 15:07their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)15:21
TRUMPOVA administracija podržala je OpenAI u sporu s New York Timesom i poručila da treniranje AI modela na zaštićenom sadržaju spada pod poštenu upotrebu te potiče znanstveni napredak.
- The Hill15:50first to report
President Trump's administration is signaling support of OpenAI as it defends itself from a lawsuit brought by The New York Times over fair use of the outlet's content. The Times sued OpenAI in 2023 over the use of its journalism to train its systems and popular chatbots, which are used by millions of people across...
- fortmorgantimes.com19:49edited after publishing
The Trump administration is wading into the fight between OpenAI and the New York Times.
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- dailylocal.com2 Sept, 19:49their copy
- The Guardian World20:39
The Times and many companies are accusing OpenAI of misusing their material to train AI systems without compensation The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in a lawsuit against the New York Times, arguing in favor of the use of copyrighted writing to train artificial intelligence. The Times accuses OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train OpenAI’s popular chatbot. Other newspapers have joined in the suit,...
Thu, 3 September 2026
4 reports- Le Monde (France)03:00
Alors que le quotidien poursuit le concepteur de ChatGPT pour avoir entraîné ses modèles d’intelligence artificielle avec ses articles, le ministère de la justice a estimé, mercredi, qu’il n’y avait ni préjudice commercial ni violation du droit d’auteur, mais une exigence de respect de la concurrence et de « sécurité nationale ».
- tportal (Croatia)09:01
Ova administracija neće dopustiti da naša nacija bude u nepovoljnom položaju na temelju pogrešnog razumijevanja zakona o autorskim pravima', poručio je zamjenik američkog državnog odvjetnika
- Libération (France)13:48
Dans une déclaration inattendue publiée mardi 1er septembre, le ministère de la Justice américain argumente que le créateur de ChatGPT ne viole pas «en soi» les lois en utilisant des articles de presse pour l’entraînement de ses modèles.
- editorandpublisher.com14:53
The Department of Justice filing argues that large publishers will disproportionately benefit if AI companies have to pay to use copyrighted content.
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- record-bee.com22:44
The newspapers' Friday motion says OpenAI and Microsoft's products have led to a tsunami of "pink slime" news sites that plagiarize or remix content from legitimate news sources.
- dailydemocrat.com22:44
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia03:00
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- Axios22:12
A landmark copyright lawsuit filed by the New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 moved into a critical new phase Friday, as all three parties presented their official arguments to a judge, with hopes of a favorable ruling ahead of a possible trial. Why it matters: A ruling in favor of the Times could wreak havoc on the lucrative business models underpinning the AI industry. A ruling in favor of OpenAI and Microsoft would serve as a massive blow to the publishing industry,...