OpenAI publishes 'Fair use benefits everyone' post urging court to reject NYT copyright claims

On 30 October 2026, OpenAI published a blog post titled 'Fair use benefits everyone' on its New York Times lawsuit timeline page, arguing the court should reject what OpenAI calls the Times' attempt to expand copyright. OpenAI frames model training on publicly available information as transformative, non-expressive and analytical fair use that does not create substitute access to copyrighted works or provable market harm, and says the Times is seeking 'an undeserved payday at the expense of progress that benefits everyone'.

The post also highlights amicus briefs filed by authors, journalists, creators, academics, accessibility advocates, legal experts, librarians, economists and business leaders in support of fair use for AI training, and frames the consolidated Southern District of New York case as affecting medicine, education, disability access and open-source AI.

What this does not establish: the post is OpenAI's own advocacy in pending litigation, not a court ruling, and it announces no new ruling. Several of the amicus briefs it highlights have already been covered as separate items; this item covers OpenAI's own 30 October statement, not the briefs themselves.