Intellectual Property

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered OpenAI to hand over more than 100 million de-identified ChatGPT conversation logs to copyright plaintiffs, marking the most aggressive discovery ruling yet in the sprawling litigation over AI training on copyrighted material.

The UK government published its statutory report on copyright and AI on March 18, dropping its preferred opt-out exception for AI training after overwhelming opposition and signaling a shift toward market-led licensing and transparency obligations.