Westlaw publisher scores landmark AI copyright win in US appeals court

The Third Circuit has upheld Thomson Reuters’ victory over Ross Intelligence in the first US appellate ruling on whether AI training can qualify as fair use. With the court’s reasoning still sealed, the case could have significant implications for AI developers using copyrighted content to build competing products.

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