Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters win in AI training lawsuit
An appeals court has upheld a previous ruling favoring Thomson Reuters (TRI) in its legal dispute with Ross Intelligence over the use of scraped data for AI training. The original case, decided by Judge Stephanos Bibas in February 2025, found against Ross Intelligence's claim that using Thomson Reuters' content constituted fair use under copyright law. The appeals court decision reinforces the position that scraping and repurposing proprietary legal information without permission may not qualify as a protected form of AI training. While the ruling is significant for companies relying on scraped data to train their models, it does not yet set a broad precedent due to the sealed nature of the appeal's reasoning. This outcome could influence future litigation involving AI and intellectual property rights in legal tech sectors.
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