AI Copyright Battle Escalates! Judge Orders Trial to Settle Thomson Reuters Dispute!

JURY SET TO DECIDE LAWSUIT OVER COPYING OF DATA TO TRAIN AI

A legal battle is brewing between Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence over the unauthorized use of data to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Thomson Reuters has accused Ross Intelligence of unlawfully copying content from its legal-research platform, Westlaw, to develop a competing AI-based platform.

Thomson Reuters filed a lawsuit in 2020, alleging that Ross Intelligence used Westlaw’s “headnotes,” which summarize points of law in court opinions, to train its AI legal search engine. The lawsuit claims that Ross misused thousands of headnotes, infringing on Thomson Reuters’ copyright.

Both companies requested pretrial wins, but US Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled that a jury must decide the case. The jury will determine whether Ross made fair use of the Westlaw material and the extent of Thomson Reuters’ copyright protection in the headnotes.

The outcome of this lawsuit will have implications for other tech companies facing similar lawsuits, including Meta Platforms, Stability AI, and OpenAI, which are also accused of using copyrighted works without permission to train their generative AI software.

Thomson Reuters is confident in its case and looks forward to presenting evidence to the jury. Ross Intelligence has not yet provided a comment on the matter.

This legal dispute raises an important question: is it in the public interest to allow AI to be trained with copyrighted material? The judge acknowledges that this is a hotly debated issue and highlights the need for a fair and just ruling that considers both sides.

No trial date has been set, but this case could set a precedent for future disputes regarding the unauthorized use of data to train AI. Stay tuned for updates.

What do you think? Is it fair for AI to be trained using copyrighted material? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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