Third Circuit: Training AI on Westlaw Headnotes Was Not Fair Use
The Third Circuit affirmed that ROSS Intelligence's copying of 2,243 Westlaw headnotes to train a competing legal-search AI was not fair use.
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The Third Circuit affirmed that ROSS Intelligence's copying of 2,243 Westlaw headnotes to train a competing legal-search AI was not fair use.
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