Thursday, September 3, 2026

TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BACKS OPENAI IN LANDMARK COPYRIGHT CASE AGAINST THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Trump administration's Justice Department has filed a brief in a Manhattan federal court backing OpenAI in its landmark copyright battle with The New York Times — the first time the US government has taken sides in the growing wave of lawsuits over the use of creators' work to train artificial intelligence.

The department argued that training AI models on copyrighted material amounts to fair use and is critical to national security.

The New York Times hit back, accusing the administration of siding with trillion-dollar technology companies at the expense of American creators.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Reporter Nick Harper in Washington says the Justice Department's intervention could have consequences well beyond the New York Times case.

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Nick Harper, our reporter in Washington, says that while the federal government champions AI, New York state has moved to restrict its use in schools.

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