The Trump administration filed briefs supporting OpenAI in both a general copyright dispute and the NYT lawsuit, framing AI competitiveness as a national interest.
The US government has sided with OpenAI on the question of training LLMs on copyrighted material, arguing in a court brief that a competitive domestic AI industry serves national interests. Separately, the Trump administration has intervened directly in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing in the AI lab's favor.
The NYT case, filed in December 2023, alleges OpenAI unlawfully used the paper's content to train its models. Federal support on both fronts marks a significant shift in how Washington is positioning itself in AI copyright litigation.
Government intervention on OpenAI's side signals that federal policy is tilting toward protecting AI labs' training practices over publisher rights, which changes the risk calculus for every content company negotiating licensing deals. Media and IP-heavy businesses should expect weaker leverage in court and stronger incentive to negotiate direct licensing terms instead.
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