Industry Oct 1, 2026
News Orgs Dispute Trump DoJ on AI Fair Use
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 news organizations are challenging the position of Donald Trump's Department of Justice regarding 'fair use' in the context of AI training data. The DoJ had previously argued that training AI models constitutes fair use under US copyright law. The news organizations are now presenting counterarguments to explain why they believe this stance is incorrect. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.