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Sept 2 2026

The Justice Department files a statement of interest backing OpenAI's fair-use defense in the New York Times copyright suit

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The filing argues a 'robust' domestic AI industry serves national security and economic interests that should weigh toward ; it does not bind Judge Sidney Stein, who is still deciding the case on its own terms.

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