Federal Court’s Ruling on ROSS Intelligence Reshapes AI and Copyright Law Interpretations

A recent decision from federal court offers new insights into the application of “fair use” in the context of AI technology, following a ruling that could influence how companies navigate copyright issues. Judge Stephanos Bibas, acting by designation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, concluded that ROSS Intelligence committed an infringement by using 2,443 headnotes sourced from Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw legal database. The court deemed this use commercial, rather than transformative, falling short of the fair use doctrine. For more on this case and its implications for AI and copyright law, you can access the full article here.