Industry Sep 30, 2026
News organizations dispute DoJ's 'fair use' stance on AI training data
In short
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law.
Originally published by
Complete Music Update
Several newspaper organizations have contested the U.S. Department of Justice's recent stance, articulated during the Trump administration, that training artificial intelligence models on news content constitutes "fair use." This issue is central to ongoing legal disputes within the music industry concerning AI and copyright law.
The news organizations have submitted arguments to clarify why they believe the DoJ's position on AI training data is incorrect. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.
The news organizations have submitted arguments to clarify why they believe the DoJ's position on AI training data is incorrect. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.