HELLFIRE Snark in subtitle courtesy of and credit to TheRegister : https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/thomson_reuters_wins_ai_copyright/ – You gotta fight … for your Reuters … to party Thomson Reuters has won a partial summary judgment in a copyright case against shuttered AI firm Ross Intelligence, a decision that disallows fair use as a defense for training models on proprietary data without permission. … Regards
Blackbird HELLFIRE Ross Intelligence announced its shutdown on December 11, 2020, following the Thomson Reuters lawsuit, and subsequently filed an unsuccessful antitrust counterclaim. The AI legal startup did not respond to a request for comment. As the case continues toward settlement or trial, the issue will be damages So... how does a 4-year-shuttered operation continue "toward settlement or trial", let alone file an antitrust counterclaim?
Somewhat-Reticent Blackbird Venture funding, other AI startups as "friends-of-the-court" … Nice to see judge discern between educating Real_Humans™ and collecting data.