Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright lawsuit in the United States, Kate Nabbs of Wired reports.
Knibbs said, “In 2020, the Media and Technology Conglomerate filed an unprecedented AI copyright lawsuit against legal AI startup Loss Intelligence. In a complaint, Thomson Reuters said that AI companies are legal research firm Westlaw Today, the judge ruled the favor of Thomson Reuters, noting that the company’s copyright has actually been infringed by Ross Intelligence’s actions.
“None of the possible Loss defenses hold water. I refuse all of them,” Delaware District Court Judge Stefanos Vivas wrote in a summary judgment.
“Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“The generative AI boom has led to the development of many major AI tools through the training of copyrighted works such as books, films, visual artwork, websites, and more, making AI companies copyright protected. There was room for additional legal struggles over how to use materials. Currently, dozens of cases currently involving the US court system and international affairs in China, Canada, the UK and other countries. There are challenges.
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