Copyright Office Seeks Comment on AI Systems and Copyright

As it studies copyright law and policy items raised by AI systems, the U.S. Copyright Office is seeking comment to “help assess whether legislative or regulatory steps in this area are warranted,” it said in a Federal Register notice Wednesday. Comments should address such matters as “use of copyrighted works to train AI models, the appropriate levels of transparency and disclosure with respect to the use of copyrighted works, and the legal status of AI-generated outputs,” the CO said. Comments are due Oct. 18, replies Nov. 15.