Intellectual Property Protection, Algorithms, Training

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

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/3/2025

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

Two U.S. Courts Address Fair Use in Generative AI Training Cases

Jones Day on 7/1/2025

Federal courts continue to address whether training artificial intelligence ("AI") models on copyrighted materials without a license constitutes copyright infringement....more

Board oversight of GenAI

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) on 6/4/2024

Like few topics before it, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has dominated discussions in many C-suites over the last year. Boards are playing a crucial role in both encouraging management to accelerate the pace of...more

AI Training and Copyright Infringement: Lessons from the Ross Intelligence Case

Weintraub Tobin on 11/30/2023

The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it...more

The Federal Trade Commission and Artificial Intelligence

ArentFox Schiff on 10/19/2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) burst into the public consciousness less than one year ago, with OpenAI’s highly successful public release of ChatGPT. Since then, AI-enabled products and services have proliferated throughout the...more

China's Cyberspace Administration Releases "Interim" Rules Regulating the Use of Generative AI

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/31/2023

The Cybersecurity Administration of China ("CAC") and six other agencies jointly promulgated Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services ("Generative AI Measures" or "Rules"), that...more