Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case

2026-09-02 14:57 UTC – 2026-09-03 14:05 UTC

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The Trump administration has sided with OpenAI in its copyright dispute with The New York Times, filing a brief with the federal court in New York arguing that training AI models on copyrighted text constitutes fair use and does not violate the law. The 20-page Justice Department filing says that “the creative possibilities and public benefits brought by the advancement of large language model training far outweigh any competitive harm,” and that restrictions hindering the U.S. AI industry could threaten national security. The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in late 2023, alleging unauthorized use of its articles to train ChatGPT and seeking billions of dollars in damages. The Justice Department's position contradicts a report by the U.S. Copyright Office, whose director was fired by the Trump administration shortly after its release.

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Publication timeline

2026-09-02 14:57 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case
2026-09-02 15:50 · The Hill (outlet profile)
Trump admin backs OpenAI 'fair use' argument in suit from New York Times. President Trump's administration is signaling support of OpenAI as it defends itself from a lawsuit brought by The New York Times over fair use o…
2026-09-02 16:12 · The Verge (outlet profile)
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit. The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab. The…
2026-09-02 16:31 · Heise (outlet profile)
US-Regierung unterstützt OpenAI im Urheberrechtsstreit mit New York Times. Die US-Regierung stützt OpenAI im Rechtsstreit mit der New York Times. Training von KI-Modellen sei kein Urheberrechtsverstoß und für die Sicher…
2026-09-02 16:50 · RTÉ News (outlet profile)
US government backs OpenAI in NY Times copyright case. The Trump administration has filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with the New York Times and other newspapers over the company's use of their work ⁠to tr…
2026-09-02 17:09 · TechCrunch (outlet profile)
U.S. government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material. "The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets…
2026-09-02 18:24 · The Decoder (outlet profile)
US Department of Justice backs fair use for AI training in landmark copyright case. In the class-action lawsuit involving The New York Times, the US Department of Justice argues that training AI models on copyrighted te…
2026-09-02 18:40 · The Intercept (outlet profile)
Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip Off The Intercept’s Articles. Trump’s Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of OpenAI in a landmark copyright lawsuit by The Intercept and other media companies. The post Tru…
2026-09-02 18:41 · Wired (outlet profile)
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit. The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.
2026-09-02 18:44 · Financial Times (outlet profile)
Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright battle. US urges court to reject newspaper’s claim that it is illegal to train AI models on copyrighted content
2026-09-02 19:12 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots. The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI techn…
2026-09-02 20:27 · New York Post (outlet profile)
DOJ sides with OpenAI over NY Times in lawsuit alleging AI copyright infringement. The Justice Department is backing OpenAI in its high-stakes legal battle with the New York Times – arguing in a court filing that using…
2026-09-02 22:30 · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Governo Trump fica ao lado da OpenAI em ação judicial contra The New York Times. O governo de Donald Trump fez uma intervenção extraordinária em uma disputa judicial entre o The New York Times e a OpenAI . A Casa Branca…
2026-09-02 22:37 · UOL (outlet profile)
Governo Trump fica ao lado da OpenAI em ação judicial contra The New York Times. O governo de Donald Trump fez uma intervenção extraordinária em uma disputa judicial entre o The New York Times e a OpenAI. A Casa Branca…
2026-09-03 03:00 · Le Monde (outlet profile)
IA : l’administration Trump défend le droit d’OpenAI à utiliser les archives du « New York Times » sans verser de droits d’auteur. Alors que le quotidien poursuit le concepteur de ChatGPT pour avoir entraîné ses modèles…
2026-09-03 07:28 · The Insider (outlet profile)
Обучение ИИ на защищенных авторским правом текстах поддержал Минюст США, сославшись на угрозу национальной безопасности Минюст США поддержал позицию разработчиков искусственного интеллекта о том, что использование защищ…
2026-09-03 07:49 · Poder360 (outlet profile)
Trump apoia OpenAI em processo contra o “New York Times”. Governo apresentou manifestação a tribunal em disputa entre jornal e empresa de IA por violação de direitos autorais
2026-09-03 08:20 · ITmedia (outlet profile)
トランプ政権「記事のAI学習は著作権侵害ではない」 OpenAIを支持する意見書、対New York Timesなどとの訴訟で. 「著作権で保護された文章をLLMの学習に利用することはフェアユース（公正利用）に当たり、著作権法に違反しない」
2026-09-03 14:05 · G1 (outlet profile)
Governo dos EUA apoia OpenAI em ação movida pelo New York Times. Nova York, 3 Set 2026 (AFP) - O governo do presidente americano, Donald Trump, apoiou a empresa OpenAI em uma ação judicial do jornal The New York Times,…

Factual core

The Trump administration filed a legal brief in the New York Times copyright lawsuit against OpenAI.

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