Author: Michael

The Trump administration is backing OpenAI in its copyright battle with The New York Times, arguing that using copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models can be protected by fair use. The administration filed a statement of interest in the case Wednesday, according to a filing first flagged by Puck’s Eriq Gardner. The move puts the federal government squarely into a closely watched fight over whether AI companies can use copyrighted works to train their models without permission from or payment to rights holders. The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, accusing the companies of using millions of its…

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The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) is teaming up with Parrot Analytics as part of an ongoing study into how series, films and talent perform across platforms and markets, TheWrap has exclusively learned. The partnership will kick off with an audience demand analysis tied to the projects and talent being honored at the 2026 NALIP Awards. “Latino creators are building companies, developing intellectual property and reaching audiences across platforms and borders,” NALIP Executive Director Diana Luna said in a statement. “Parrot Analytics gives us an outside, global view of what we already see up close: that the artists…

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