# Ninth Circuit rejects expanded DMCA theory in GitHub AI case

_Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM EDT · Policy, AI · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

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The Ninth Circuit rejected an attempt to use DMCA Section 1202 as a broader source of copyright liability in litigation involving code used to train large language models, according to EFF. The court held that the absence of copyright-management information from a new work does not alone show unlawful removal. Copyright infringement claims and the plaintiffs' contract claims against the AI companies remain in play.

## Sources

- [Deeplinks](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/victory-appeals-court-rejects-expansive-new-copyright-claim)

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