Today, the US Copyright Office released a report on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. Katherine Klosek, ARL director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, shared the following statement:
“ARL welcomes the US Copyright Office’s conclusion in Part 2 of its report on AI and copyright that copyrightability issues related to AI can be resolved under existing law, without the need for new legislation. This aligns with the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) principles on copyright and AI, which assert that the current US Copyright Act, as interpreted by the Copyright Office and courts, is sufficient to address the intersection of copyright and AI.
“ARL looks forward to Part 3 of the report, expected later this year, which will explore whether training AI models on copyrighted works constitutes fair use. Last year, Part 1 of the report recommended federal legislation to address AI-generated digital replicas.”
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