A federal judge ruled that ROSS Intelligence infringed on Thomson Reuters' copyrights by using Westlaw's headnotes to train its AI legal research tool. The court rejected ROSS's defense of fair use, emphasizing the competitive nature of ROSS's use. While the ruling was significant, it left open multiple issues for trial, such as the validity and expiration of some copyrights. Judge Bibas, reconsidering his earlier stance, acknowledged his previous error, highlighting the complexity of fair use analysis in this context.
"Ross was using Thomson Reuters's headnotes as AI data to create a legal research tool to compete with Westlaw."
"A smart man knows when he is right; a wise man knows when he is wrong. Wisdom does not always find me, so I try to embrace it when it does."
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