US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI
By Emma Whitford ( October 7, 2026, 17:06 GMT | Comment) -- The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publishers are still likely to cite the decision in their high-stakes lawsuits challenging the business model of chatbot developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publishers are still likely to cite the decision in their high-stakes lawsuits challenging the business model of chatbot developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic....
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