Judge Declines To Trim News Orgs' AI Copyright Suit

By Editorial Team

A Manhattan federal judge has declined to grant artificial intelligence firm Cohere's request to trim a copyright suit brought against it by a group of news organizations. The news organizations allege that their content was used to train AI models, leading to copyright infringement.

The judge ruled that the news organizations had provided sufficient examples of allegedly infringing outputs to proceed with the lawsuit.

Cohere had sought to have parts of the lawsuit dismissed, but the judge's decision allows the case to move forward.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, involves news organizations such as Conde Nast Publications Inc. and the Los Angeles Times.

Legal representation for the news organizations is being handled by law firms Oppenheim & Zebrak and Orrick Herrington.

The judge overseeing the case is Colleen McMahon.

The case highlights the growing legal complexities surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in various industries, including media and entertainment.

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