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The US Copyright Office has released a new report on copyright and artificial intelligence, which appears to suggest that builders of AI models may have been using copyrighted material without consent or compensation. The report's findings have sparked controversy among lawmakers and experts, raising questions about fair use provisions and the implications for AI development.
The US Copyright Office has published a report that suggests builders of AI models may have been using copyrighted material without consent or compensation. The report questions whether the use of copyrighted material in AI development falls under fair use provisions of copyright law. Representative Joe Morelle suggests that there may be a purge at the Copyright Office, citing her termination as a possible coincidence. The report finds that AI companies cannot sustain a fair use defense in certain circumstances, particularly commercial use of large datasets of copyrighted works. The timing of the report's release has raised eyebrows among experts, with some suggesting it may be a deliberate attempt to influence lawsuits.
The recent report published by the US Copyright Office has sent shockwaves through the artificial intelligence (AI) community, as it appears to suggest that builders of AI models may have been using copyrighted material without consent or compensation. The report, which was released on May 9th, is part of the office's third part of its report on copyright and artificial intelligence.
The report notes that generative AI systems "draw on massive troves of data, including copyrighted works" and asks: "Do any of the acts involved require the copyright owners' consent or compensation?" This question has sparked controversy among lawmakers and experts, who are questioning whether the use of copyrighted material in AI development falls under fair use provisions of copyright law.
According to Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY), the termination of Shira Perlmutter, the head of the Copyright Office, was "surely no coincidence" given her refusal to rubber-stamp Elon Musk's efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models. This has led to speculation that there may be a purge at the Copyright Office, with some experts suggesting that the timing of the report's release may have been deliberate.
The report finds that AI companies cannot sustain a fair use defense in certain circumstances, such as making commercial use of vast troves of copyrighted works to produce expressive content that competes with existing markets. This has significant implications for the development and deployment of AI models, particularly those that rely on large datasets of copyrighted material.
Tech law professor Blake E. Reid described the report as "very bad news for the AI companies in litigation" and "A straight-ticket loss for the AI companies." The report's findings have sparked concerns among lawmakers, who are now questioning whether the use of copyrighted material in AI development is fair or not.
The timing of the report's release has also raised eyebrows, with some experts suggesting that it may be a deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of certain lawsuits. As one expert noted, "I continue to wonder (speculatively!) if a purge at the Copyright Office is incoming and they felt the need to rush this out."
The US Copyright Office's latest report has sparked controversy among lawmakers and experts, raising questions about the use of copyrighted material in AI development and its implications for fair use provisions. The timing of the report's release has also raised eyebrows, with some experts suggesting that it may be a deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of certain lawsuits.
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https://www.ethicalhackingnews.com/articles/The-Dark-Side-of-Artificial-Intelligence-How-the-US-Copyright-Offices-Latest-Report-May-Spell-Trouble-for-AI-Companies-ehn.shtml
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Published: Mon May 12 02:14:29 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
