US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make It Easier to Sue Tech Companies over AI Copyright Theft

US senators introduce bipartisan bill to make it easier to sue tech companies over AI copyright theft

Two lawmakers have introduced bipartistan legislation to make it easier for people to sue tech companies for pirating their data to train AI models.

Here’s How an Intellectual Property-Focused AI Bill Could Affect Brands and Retailers

Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) want to prevent Big Tech from using copyrighted works to train AI models.

US Senators propose new law to ban AI companies "from stealing and training on copyright works"

Two US senators, Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal, have introduced proposals in Congress to introduce a new law that would clearly set out the obligations of AI companies when making use of copyright protected works and personal data. In terms of the copyright obligations, a statement from the senators explains that their proposed new law would “bar AI companies from stealing and training on copyright works” and “safeguard individuals’ copyrig…

Hawley-Blumenthal Bill Undermines Innovation: Bill Would Ban Approved Fair-Use of Copyrighted Works - Chamber of Progress

Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act today, which would bar AI companies from training on copyrighted works and allow individuals to sue companies if their personal data or copyrighted works were used without consent. “This is a direct attack on the principle of fair use, which has made possible everything from TiVo, to jazz fusion, to Weird Al song parodies,”…