A coalition of major news organizations, including The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, has urged a federal court to dismiss the influence of the Department of Justice in their copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing the government’s recent stance on the matter should carry little weight. The publishers contend that the DOJ’s position—announced just weeks ago—reflects an improper bias in favor of the AI company, raising concerns about fairness in the legal proceedings. The case hinges on whether training AI models on copyrighted news content without permission violates intellectual property laws, with the outlets insisting their work was used to build the technology behind platforms like ChatGPT. Legal observers are watching closely as the court weighs how to balance corporate innovation against the rights of creators.
A group of news outlets suing OpenAI for copyright infringement argued Monday that the court should give “little weight” to the views of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which signaled support for the AI firm earlier this month. The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and other outlets in the case suggested the administration “may have...
