CLEAR Act Would Establish Notice Requirements for Copyrighted Works in AI Training Data

"The CLEAR Act introduced by Sens. Schiff and Curtis would create a notice requirement directing companies developing generative AI platforms to submit a detailed summary with the U.S. Copyright Office of every copyrighted work included in a training dataset used in connection with the training or release of a generative AI platform. Such notice must also provide the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for that training dataset if the dataset is publicly available at the time that notice is filed."

"The use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models and improve their outputs has been a source of major consternation to the international creative community, which has filed several lawsuits pitting their right to exclusive reproduction of their work against arguments that such training constitutes fair use. In late January, the Human Artistry Campaign kickstarted a public awareness campaign protesting the mass harvesting of copyrighted works by generative AI developers, charging them with earning billions in revenue from misappropriated works."

The CLEAR Act, introduced by Senators Schiff and Curtis, would require companies developing generative AI platforms to submit detailed notices to the U.S. Copyright Office listing every copyrighted work included in training datasets. Notices must include the dataset URL if publicly available and would be filed prior to commercial release. The bill directs the Register of Copyrights to maintain a publicly accessible database of submitted records and creates an additional cause of action for copyright owners alleging failure to provide required notice. The proposal responds to lawsuits and campaigns by creators protesting mass harvesting of copyrighted works for AI training.

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