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US authors suing OpenAI denied access to Reuters' licensing deal with Meta

( March 6, 2025, 01:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US authors suing OpenAI for copyright infringement have been denied access to a multi-year licensing agreement that Reuters News negotiated with Meta Platforms, a US Magistrate Judge in California said in an order today. US Magistrate Judge Robert Illman rejected the authors' argument that the information is relevant to OpenAI’s anticipated fair use defense, saying that it's unclear why a licensing deal for news content would be relevant to their case. "Moreover, the court finds that the marginal relevance of the information Plaintiffs seek is substantially outweighed by the burden its production would pose to the non-parties whose rights would be implicated by that production," Illman said.Please see order below: ...

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