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US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' landmark win in AI training lawsuit

Published

29 September 2026

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United States

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Fusion42 · 29 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

A US appeals court upheld Thomson Reuters' copyright win against Ross Intelligence for unauthorized use of Westlaw content to train an AI legal search engine, rejecting Ross' fair use defence in a landmark AI training case.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 7 sources have reported it between 29 Sep 2026 and 2 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face tighter copyright limits on AI training data after Thomson Reuters won a crucial case against Ross Intelligence. Adjust your AI model training plans now to avoid costly litigation over intellectual property.

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7 sources · first reported 29 Sep 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026

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AI & MLcopyrightai-traininglegal-techintellectual-propertyfair-use