🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. Copyright Office SIDES WITH CONTENT CREATORS, concluding in its latest report that the fair use exception likely does not apply to commercial AI training. From the report's conclusion:
"Various uses of copyrighted works in AI training are likely to be
Lots more to say on this, but the US Copyright Office’s report on generative AI training is superb.
It rejects the idea that all gen AI training is fair use, and it makes it clear that licensing training data is the way forward. Plus it destroys a bunch of AI booster mantras
The Copyright Office's report on generative AI training is superb - thoughtful, thorough, and clear in rejecting the idea that all gen AI training is fair use.
A few things jumped out:
1. A use is less transformative if it ultimately serves the same purpose as the original.