fair use
noun
: a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner
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So far, one landmark ruling favored rights holders, with a judge declaring AI training is not fair use, as AI outputs clearly threatened to replace Thomson-Reuters' legal research firm Westlaw in the market, Wired reported.
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The company’s website stated that using publicly available internet materials to train AI models is fair use under U.S. copyright law.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
This lawsuit ignited a global discussion on fair use standard in the context of Generative AI.
—London Business School, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Ross maintained its copying was protected by the fair use doctrine, which permits copying for certain purposes including news and research.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The company’s website stated that using publicly available internet materials to train AI models is fair use under U.S. copyright law.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
This lawsuit ignited a global discussion on fair use standard in the context of Generative AI.
—London Business School, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Ross maintained its copying was protected by the fair use doctrine, which permits copying for certain purposes including news and research.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fair use
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“Fair use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20use. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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