From Nasdaq:

In 2024, U.S. copyright law may change to address AI issues as generative AI from high-profile companies like Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and others leads to copyright lawsuits from writers and artists. Courts have not yet addressed if AI companies are infringing on a large scale by training their systems with data from the internet.

Multiple lawsuits have been filed by authors, visual artists, music publishers, and others who claim that tech companies are infringing on their copyrights by using their work without permission for AI training. They are seeking monetary damages and court orders to prevent further unauthorized use.

Tech companies, represented by large law firms, argue that their use of material for AI training qualifies as “fair use” under copyright law and that adverse rulings could be disastrous for the industry. Copyright owners point to the success of AI programs and argue that licensing copyrighted materials for AI models should be expensive.

The ongoing lawsuit between Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence could set a precedent for AI copyright issues. In 2020, Thomson Reuters accused Ross Intelligence of illegally copying thousands of “headnotes” from its platform to train an AI-based legal search engine. The case could begin trial in August 2024.



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