{
  "id": 5150175,
  "title": "Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-administration-sides-with-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:41:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired Business",
    "slug": "wired-business",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-sides-with-ai-giants-new-york-times-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump Administration has backed OpenAI in its legal dispute with the New York Times, according to a recent letter submitted to the court. The government contends that training AI models on copyrighted material is permissible under the \"fair use\" doctrine, as it is a transformative process. The administration asserts that the lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, filed by the Times in 2023, could hinder AI development and overall American prosperity. They argue that the Times' interpretation of fair use is incorrect and that allowing such training would benefit the entire AI industry, including competitors of The New York Times. While the letter specifically addresses the New York Times and OpenAI, the government claims its arguments are applicable to other parties involved in the case and similar disputes between publishers, authors, and AI developers.",
  "summary": "The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.",
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-administration-backs-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-fight",
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        "title": "US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-government-backs-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-case",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:57:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-government-backs-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-case-5110653",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:00:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump admin backs OpenAI 'fair use' argument in suit from New York Times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-admin-backs-openai-fair-use-argument-in-suit-from-new-york-times",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:50:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/the-trump-administration-is-supporting-openai-in-the-nyt-copyright",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:12:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "US government backs OpenAI in NY Times copyright case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-government-backs-openai-in-ny-times-copyright-case",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:50:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "The Trump administration sided with OpenAI in its copyright fight with the Times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/the-trump-administration-sided-with-openai-in-its-copyright-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:00:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Trump’s DoJ Backs OpenAI In Legal Face Off With New York Times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trumps-doj-backs-openai-in-legal-face-off-with-new-york-times",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:05:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-administration-sides-with-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-5151314",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:41:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times’ copyright case over training of chatbots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-administration-backs-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-case",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:13:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}