SAG-AFTRA, WGA and AFM urge court to reject blanket fair use for AI training
Four unions representing more than 250,000 workers asked the New York court to reject a categorical fair-use exemption for AI training in the case against OpenAI and Microsoft.
By KreatorFlow News
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Four unions, including SAG-AFTRA, the WGA and the AFM, filed a 34-page proposed amicus brief on October 29, 2026, in the consolidated copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft in New York.
What happened
The unions say they represent more than 250,000 entertainment and media workers.
They ask Judge Sidney H. Stein to reject a categorical fair-use exemption for AI training. In other words, they want the court to avoid ruling that training on copyrighted works is fair use as a blanket rule.
The court is weighing summary-judgment motions in the consolidated case, which includes The New York Times' suit.
The unions are far from the only outside parties weighing in. Reports count 51 proposed amicus briefs in the week to November 2. Among those taking a side, 23 backed the plaintiffs and 14 backed OpenAI and Microsoft.
Why it matters for creators
A ruling on fair use for training could reshape licensing costs and legal risk for every image and video model creators use.
Whether AI training counts as fair use is one of the central open questions for the industry. A decision either way at the summary-judgment stage would be closely watched by AI developers, rights holders and the creators who use AI tools.
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