Source: IPTech Blog

IPTech Blog reports on a significant U.S. court ruling that determined training artificial intelligence models on copyrighted data without explicit permission constitutes copyright infringement and does not fall under the “fair use” doctrine. The decision sets a critical precedent for the AI industry, particularly for developers using large datasets scraped from the internet.

The court emphasized that using copyrighted material to train AI models is a commercial activity that directly impacts the market for original works, undermining the fair use defense. This ruling has major implications for generative AI companies and open-source AI projects that rely on vast amounts of online data.

Legal experts suggest that AI developers will now need to obtain licenses or use public domain data to avoid legal risks. The decision is expected to lead to an increase in copyright litigation against AI companies and may force significant changes in how AI models are trained.