- What changed
- The Ninth Circuit rejected plaintiffs’ attempt to reframe copyright claims as DMCA violations against GitHub Copilot and Codex.
- Why you should care
- Courts are limiting how copyright claims can be used to challenge AI training on public code, setting a precedent for future cases.
- Your move
- Watch. Monitor for appeals or new litigation strategies targeting AI training data.
- What to watch next
- Whether plaintiffs pursue further appeals or shift to other legal theories like direct copyright infringement claims.
- Event
- rumor
- Event date
- Sep 18, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers
