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Ninth Circuit Limits DMCA Claim Against GitHub Copilot, But Leaves AI Training Question Open

Published

24 September 2026

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regulatory

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AI & ML

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United States

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Fusion42 · 24 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Ninth Circuit Court affirmed dismissing a DMCA claim against GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, and OpenAI regarding missing copyright-management information in AI-generated code but left unresolved the legality of using copyrighted code for AI training.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 4 sources have reported it between 19 Sep 2026 and 2 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Legal clarity on whether AI-generated code without copyright notices violates the DMCA affects how you handle AI code generation; unresolved training data legality means you must stay alert for regulation shifts.

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4 sources · first reported 19 Sep 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026

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