Microsoft moves for judgment against news publishers' US copyright claims
( September 4, 2026, 16:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Microsoft told a US federal judge that training a large language model that “captures the sweep of human language and knowledge” is “new and different and far beyond any previously existing use or market,” arguing for summary judgment against copyright claims brought by news publishers. “With every ability to opt out of web grounding, and no evidence of market substitution for their works, news plaintiffs’ claims would serve only to obstruct a powerful new tool for people to find and use information on the internet. News plaintiffs evidently prefer traditional search engines, since they have built a business model around optimizing search results,” Microsoft said. See attached file....
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