The US government backs OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times, according to reporting that the government has filed support for OpenAI’s position in the case. The dispute centers on whether OpenAI’s use of text data and training methods implicate copyright protections held by the newspaper.
The outlets describe the government’s involvement as part of its legal filings, where it argues against key claims advanced by The New York Times. While details of the specific arguments vary by outlet, the shared thrust is that the government does not side with the newspaper’s theory of infringement and instead supports the argument that OpenAI’s activities should not be treated as unlawful copying in the way claimed.
Context for the case includes broader copyright and technology questions about generative AI systems, training on large text datasets, and how courts evaluate alleged reproduction or derivative use. The government’s backing adds weight to OpenAI’s defense as the case proceeds.
