{
  "id": 5303666,
  "title": "US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-govt-sides-with-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-lawsuit",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/03/us-govt-sides-with-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-lawsuit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States government has taken the side of OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. The Trump administration defended the training of AI models on copyrighted works, stating that it is exceedingly transformative and allows the benefits of such training to outweigh any competitive harm. The justice department argued that constraining large language model (LLM) development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would hinder creative progress, scientific advancement, and American prosperity. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward emphasized that AI dominance is critical to national security, prosperity, and economic mobility, and that the administration would never let the nation fall behind foreign adversaries due to a flawed understanding of copyright law.",
  "summary": "The New York Times accused OpenAI of using millions of articles for AI training, while the justice department said the public benefits outweigh competitive harm.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-govt-sides-with-openai-in-new-york-times-copyright-lawsuit-5309212",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:40:06.000Z"
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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."
}