Federal Judge Rules Meta & OpenAI’s Use of Copyrighted Books for AI Training Falls Under Fair Use
Big Tech scores another legal win—this time in the AI arms race.
A federal judge just handed Meta and OpenAI a free pass to mine copyrighted books for AI training data. The ruling? "Fair use"—because apparently, swallowing entire libraries whole is just "transformative" enough to dodge copyright law.
The Data Gold Rush Accelerates
No royalties, no licenses—just pure algorithmic digestion of creative work. The judge’s logic? Training AI models constitutes "progress" (and conveniently ignores the billions saved by not compensating authors).
Silicon Valley’s Favorite Loophole
Fair use has become the get-out-of-jail-free card for tech giants. First Google Books, now AI—next up, your private messages? Meanwhile, writers and publishers are left wondering if copyright still exists… or if it’s just another outdated concept like "privacy" or "profit margins."
Bonus finance jab: At least Wall Street can finally quantify "artistic integrity"—it’s worth exactly $0 in training cost savings.
