Aaron Moss Quoted in Bloomberg Law and The Los Angeles Times on Landmark AI Fair Use Rulings
Aaron Moss was quoted in Bloomberg Law and the Los Angeles Times on recent court decisions that could shape the legal framework surrounding generative AI and copyright law.
In Bloomberg Law’s article, “Mixed Anthropic Ruling Builds Roadmap for Generative AI Fair Use” (June 25, 2025), Moss provided insight on a key ruling in Bartz et al v. Anthropic PBC. The court found that training large language models on legitimately acquired books could qualify as transformative fair use. Moss described the opinion as “a clear win for developers” and a potential “roadmap” for building models that comply with copyright law, while noting the court's meaningful distinction between lawfully obtained and pirated materials.
He further explained the court’s approach to market harm, stating, “If you don’t have substantially similar output, the fact that it may give you works in a similar style, or that broadly compete, is not a harm that is compensable.”
Moss was also quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, “An AI firm won a lawsuit for copyright infringement — but may face a huge bill for piracy,” (June 27, 2025). In the article, Moss emphasized the broader implications of the rulings in both the Anthropic and Meta lawsuits, remarking, “It’s too early to declare that either side is going to win the ultimate battle,” and underscoring that there is ongoing litigation in dozens of jurisdictions across the country.
