Industry, civil society groups defend fair use arguments in non-generative AI copyright case

A Delaware judge erred in his assessment of copyright law’s fair-use factors, according to amicus briefs filed by tech industry associations and digital rights advocates that have both come to the defense of Ross Intelligence in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The judge, Stephanos Bibas, in May granted Ross’ motion for interlocutory appeal after ruling in 2023 that the company’s use of Thomson Reuters’ copyrighted material to train its AI-enabled search engine was fair use,...