Wikimedia Foundation files amicus brief in AI copyright cases
10/30/2026 — 10/30, 19:20·3 sources (all)·3 reports (all)
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- The Wikimedia Foundation has filed an amicus brief in AI copyright suits involving OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing that courts should separate…
Latest turnThe Wikimedia Foundation asked the judge in The New York Times' copyright case against OpenAI to split the fair-use question in two, The Next Web reported: training an AI model on copyrighted work is likely fair use, while a chatbot copying websites to answer user questions likely is not. The foundation runs Wikipedia.
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The Wikimedia Foundation asked the judge in The New York Times' copyright case against OpenAI to split the fair-use question in two, The Next Web reported: training an AI model on copyrighted work is likely fair use, while a chatbot copying websites to answer user questions likely is not. The foundation runs Wikipedia.
The Next WebAI score 54According to cnBeta, the Wikimedia Foundation has submitted an amicus brief in an AI copyright lawsuit involving OpenAI and Microsoft. The foundation argues that AI training can qualify as fair use, while the verbatim reproduction of original content should require authorization.
cnBetaAI score 68The Wikimedia Foundation is staking out a middle ground in several landmark AI copyright cases, arguing courts should protect LLM training on copyrighted work but not chatbots that reproduce it to users. An overly black-and-white ruling, it says, could either deprive Wikipedia editors of useful AI tools or endanger the open web.
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