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AI Exposes Flaws in Copyright's Focus on Transformativeness in Fair Use
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United States
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Fusion42 · 9 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The article argues that AI training challenges the central fair use doctrine question of transformativeness since AI uses are highly transformative yet also substitute original markets, urging a shift in copyright focus from transformativeness to market harm.
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Copyright law is reordering how fair use is judged, favouring market impact over creativity tests due to AI’s economic effects. You navigating AI content must prepare for tighter market-substitution evidence and potential licensing demands.
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1 source · 9 Sep 2026
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AI & MLfair-usecopyrightai-trainingmarket-substitutionregulatory-shift