Core Viewpoint - The recent U.S. court ruling allows AI companies like Anthropic to use legally purchased books for training AI without needing the authors' permission, citing "transformative use" under the Fair Use principle, which promotes technological innovation and public interest [2][3][14]. Group 1: Court Ruling Details - The court's decision marks the first recognition of AI companies' rights to use books, significantly reducing copyright risks associated with AI training data [3]. - The ruling specifies that while the use of legally purchased books for AI training is permissible, the use of pirated books does not qualify as fair use and remains subject to copyright infringement claims [15][17]. - The case originated from accusations by three authors against Anthropic for using both legally purchased and pirated books to train their AI model, Claude [6][13]. Group 2: Background on Anthropic - Anthropic's co-founder Ben Mann downloaded 196,000 copyrighted books from a piracy site in 2021 and later amassed at least 5 million copies from other sources [7][8]. - Despite recognizing the legal risks of using pirated content, Anthropic retained all pirated copies until March 2023, when they began training Claude with a subset of books from their digital library [9][10]. - In February 2024, Anthropic shifted to legally procuring and scanning books, purchasing millions of physical copies [11]. Group 3: Implications and Reactions - The ruling has sparked discussions about whether AI can be equated with human reading and understanding, and how creators can protect their intellectual property [19]. - Similar cases in the past, such as Google Books and GitHub Copilot, have set precedents for the application of fair use in AI training, indicating a trend in favor of technological innovation over copyright restrictions [23][32]. - The outcome of this case may influence ongoing litigation involving OpenAI and Meta, as it reflects a judicial inclination towards supporting AI companies in their use of copyrighted materials [34].

自ChatGPT等大型语言训练模型上线以来，AI（人工智能）在带来新体验和便利的同时，版权问题一直 悬而未决。 据英国《书商》杂志报道，英国下议院近日否决了《数据（使用与获取）法案》中的一项修正案之后， 英国创意工作者和行业领袖联名签署了一封公开信，敦促首相基尔·斯塔默执行版权法。 这项被否决的修正案原本规定，人工智能公司必须告知版权拥有者哪些具体被用于训练人工智能模型。 然而，该法案在未采纳该修正案的情况下获得通过，并将送返上议院，预计于当地时间5月12日进行关 键投票。 南加州大学古尔德法学院教授乔纳森·巴奈特（Jonathan Barnett）警告称，出版商及其他知识产权行业必 须从过去吸取教训，特别是在谷歌开发"Google Books"项目中，无偿抓取互联网上全部内容的行为，最 终被法院认定属于"合理使用"的范围。这一判决让谷歌的行为成为"美国历史上最大规模的侵权案"，而 谷歌公司却未因此承担任何后果。他指出，人工智能公司如今正在试图复制这一商业模式，将内容收集 成本降至零。科技公司也希望如同谷歌当年一样，最终法院能够为其背书。 另一位主讲人、Kadrey诉Meta案临时首席律师马克斯韦尔·普里特（ ...