SAG-AFTRA and writers guilds ask judge to reject fair use exemption for OpenAI
SAG‑AFTRA, the American Federation of Musicians and the Writers Guild of America East and West filed a 34‑page amicus brief on Thursday urging a federal judge to reject a categorical fair‑use exemption that would allow OpenAI to train its language models on unlicensed third‑party content. The unions argue that such a blanket exemption would shift enormous value from creators – including middle‑…
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- SAG‑AFTRA, AFM and WGA East/West filed an amicus brief urging a judge to reject a fair‑use exemption for AI training.
- The brief claims a blanket exemption would transfer value from creators to corporations like OpenAI.
- The case involves OpenAI and dozens of news outlets and writers including Ta‑Nehisi Coates and George R.R. Martin.
The brief is part of a larger copyright infringement lawsuit that pits OpenAI against a coalition of news outlets (including the New York Times, Florida and Arkansas papers, and The Intercept) and a roster of high‑profile writers such as Ta‑Nehisi Coates, George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, Michael Connelly, Jonathan Franzen and Jodi Picoult. The unions note that the issue was central to the 2023 strikes and resurfaced in 2026 negotiations, where they secured notice‑and‑bargaining rights for third‑party licenses of works used to train commercial generative‑AI systems.
SAG-AFTRA, WGA & AFM Ask Judge To Reject Fair Use Exemption In OpenAI Copyright Battle & Warn Of “Harms Of Unlicensed Training” For AI Models
deadline.com · 29 October 2026
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