A new U.S. Copyright Office report challenges fair use claims regarding AI training, raising the stakes for creators and companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft.
Creators increasingly concerned about AI producing derivative copies from their work may have gained a strong ally — the U.S. Copyright Office.
AI companies are hungry for data, arguing that the more information their models can digest, the more useful they will be. This has resulted in companies like OpenAI facing lawsuits from creators insisting that their AI models were trained on their copyrighted work without permission.
While creators are arguing that unpermitted use of their copyrighted work infringes on their rights, AI companies say they haven’t violated copyright laws, since the training falls under fair use. This heated battle has prompted the U.S. Copyright Office to enter the fray with the latest version of a Copyright and Artificial Intelligence report focused on Generative AI Training issued on May 9, 2025.
