Source: The Register

The Register reports that Thomson Reuters has won a landmark copyright case against an AI company that used its proprietary content to train an AI model without permission. The court found that the AI developer violated copyright law by using Thomson Reuters’ data without licensing agreements, reinforcing protections for content creators in the age of AI.

The decision follows growing legal concerns over how AI companies source data for training, particularly when using proprietary or copyrighted materials. The court ruled that fair use does not apply in cases where AI models are trained on large-scale copyrighted datasets without authorization.

Legal experts see this victory as a warning to AI developers to review their data sourcing practices carefully and predict an increase in similar lawsuits as copyright holders push back against unauthorized data usage.