Hollywood performers and creative-industry groups backed The New York Times in the newspaper's AI copyright dispute with OpenAI and Microsoft through briefs filed Friday. The briefs support the Times' position that AI companies should not be permitted to train large language models on publishers' material. The dispute now represents a wider struggle over the creative economy's future, extending beyond journalism.
Anne Hathaway, Bette Midler and Madonna expressed support for the Times through a brief submitted by The Human Consent Foundation. The foundation includes talent agency CAA and coalitions representing musicians, voice actors, writers and other creative workers. Music organizations submitted a separate brief, with participants including the Recording Industry Association of America, National Music Publishers' Association, ASCAP and BMI.
SAG-AFTRA, the American Federation of Musicians and the Writers Guild of America East and West submitted a separate brief. The unions sought to protect the rights and livelihoods of more than 250,000 workers in entertainment and media. Talent agencies also offered support. WME formally argued that AI companies should license creative material rather than be barred from using that material.
Journalism organizations also submitted briefs backing the Times, including the News/Media Alliance and a coalition of local journalism groups. The journalism organizations stressed the industry's financial sustainability. Support from groups with differing commercial priorities shows that the creative community recognizes the stakes, even without an incentive or need to bring separate lawsuits. News organizations, authors and music publishers have spearheaded litigation to protect intellectual property. The briefs submitted last week demonstrate the dispute's potentially extensive consequences to the court.
The amicus briefs filed last week repeatedly argue against granting AI companies broad exemptions from licensing copyrighted material. U.S. creative industries have historically depended heavily on licensing arrangements to distribute music, television and films. OpenAI and other companies have argued that a digital-content licensing system would be excessively cumbersome. The Justice Department has backed that argument for AI model training, but not necessarily for AI-generated answers.
Hollywood's support follows an expansion of the Times' legal fight against the AI industry.
Hollywood and Creative Groups Support NYT in AI Copyright Case Against OpenAI and Microsoft
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Hollywood performers and creative groups have filed amicus briefs supporting The New York Times in its copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft. The support level from unions and high-profile figures like Anne Hathaway and Madonna reflects broad industry concern. The fear and greed index in the creative sector shows growing unease over AI training on unlicensed content. Journalism groups also back the Times, stressing the need for sustainable revenue models. The case could shape the future of AI and content creation.
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