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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OpenAI has maintained that training their models on existing copyright content is protected under fair use.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Meta, like most AI companies, holds that training must be deemed fair use, or else the entire AI industry could face immense setbacks, wasting precious time negotiating data contracts while falling behind global rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Tech industry accuses Copyright Office of overreach Only courts can effectively weigh the balance of fair use, the Copyright Office said.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
This is a departure from other AI companies, who’ve often trained their models without permission from rights holders while arguing AI generation is a fair use case.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Meta, like most AI companies, holds that training must be deemed fair use, or else the entire AI industry could face immense setbacks, wasting precious time negotiating data contracts while falling behind global rivals.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Tech industry accuses Copyright Office of overreach Only courts can effectively weigh the balance of fair use, the Copyright Office said.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
This is a departure from other AI companies, who’ve often trained their models without permission from rights holders while arguing AI generation is a fair use case.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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