Copyright Office’s AI report poised to influence major infringement cases

By Nick Robertson and Amy Miller ( May 19, 2025, 15:46 GMT | Comment) -- Both plaintiffs and defendants in copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence models are using a new US Copyright Office report to support their respective positions in district courts across the country. The report, which states that some use of copyrighted content in AI training does constitute infringement, is already showing influence over ongoing litigation despite its “pre-publication” release.A new “pre-publication” report from the US Copyright Office over potential infringement from artificial intelligence companies’ use of copyrighted content in model training may have a sizable impact on ongoing litigation, despite lacking the force of law. Both US copyright holders and AI companies — plaintiffs and defendants in infringement suits — are already using the report to buttress their legal arguments....

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