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Novel Ruling Offers Framework for ‘Fair Use’ of Copyrighted Material for Training AI Systems

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The recent federal court finding—that using copyrighted books to train an AI large language model (LLM) qualifies as fair use—provides some guidance for companies developing or deploying generative AI systems and for...more

Venable LLP

Second Circuit Holds That the Internet Archive's Controlled Digital Book Lending Is Not a Fair Use Under Copyright Law, a Major...

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a resounding victory to the publishing industry on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Hachette Books v. Internet Archive, holding that the Internet Archive's "controlled digital...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Internet Archive's Book Lending May Be Coming to an End

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In a closely watched case, the 2d Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors' copyrights and was not protected by the fair use doctrine.  But was this decision really just...more

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Fair Use Copyright Ruling Stands For Google Books

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Last month, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., the long-running copyright case involving Google’s Google Books project. The high court’s refusal to hear the case leaves in place the Second...more

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