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A court has determined that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI tools on copyrighted works, arguing that the behavior is shielded by the “fair use” doctrine, which allows for unauthorized use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions.

wired.comAnthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy ClaimsWhile the startup has won its "fair use" argument, it potentially faces billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating over 7 million books to build a digital library.

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Surprising, given the precedent set by Warhol v. Goldsmith—and definitely not great for creators. This issue will likely keep moving through the courts, reinforcing just how much copyright tends to favor big institutions.

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