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The Rise of AI: New Frontiers in Fair Use

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Abstract

The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has raised pressing questions of  legality and ethics when it comes to using copyrighted material to train such AI models. These companies rely on various datasets of text, images, and other media—much of which originates from legally copyrighted works—in order to develop systems that can generate new content based on those inputs. This piece examines how various lawsuits have challenged the long-standing principles of copyright doctrine within the context of the litigations that have arisen due to this practice. Does training an algorithm using existing creative works without a license constitute enough of a transformative use to stay within the bounds of fair use, or would it be considered a mass, unlawful reproduction of protected material? While AI training data can appear transformative and be used to generate original results that provide immense technological and social benefits, courts must narrow the doctrine of fair use to preserve the balance between innovation and rights.

Keywords: ai, fair use, copyright, ethics, innovation

How to Cite:

Bhaidani, I., (2025) “The Rise of AI: New Frontiers in Fair Use”, UMass Undergraduate Law Review 2(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/uulrj.3587