Fair use benefits everyone

Why it matters

OpenAI has published a company post collecting amicus brief filings that support applying fair use to AI training in its legal dispute with The New York Times. The post presents excerpts from submissions by a broad coalition: the American Council of the Blind, the Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, the Consumer Technology Association, and others spanning authors, economists, legal scholars, and developers. OpenAI frames the lawsuit as an attempt to abandon a longstanding legal principle in pursuit of what it calls an undeserved payday. The briefs argue that training AI models on copyrighted works serves a fundamentally different purpose than the original works, does not substitute for them, and causes no cognizable market harm. Several filers emphasize that restricting fair use would harm people with disabilities, educators, medical researchers, and startups that depend on tools built by others. The full filings are available on the public court docket. The post is part of OpenAI's broader public argument that fair use benefits innovation and creators alike.