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DOJ urges judge to rule for OpenAI, Microsoft in N.Y. Times lawsuit
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Fusion42 · 3 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US Justice Department supports OpenAI and Microsoft in a lawsuit brought by the New York Times, arguing that using the newspaper's content to train AI models does not violate copyright law and that the AI industry's success is a matter of national security.
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AI founders working with training data now face a clearer legal path after DOJ backing reduces copyright risks. You can push training innovation without immediate threat of litigation from content owners like publishers.
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