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Copyright and AI

Training data, AI outputs and creators’ rights.

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Passed both 1In committee 3Introduced 1In force 12Adopted 3Ruled 6Failed 4

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MovedMeasure
Aug 136 weeks ago
Generative AI: Training Data: Copyrighted Materials

CACaliforniaAB 412Held under submission in Senate Appropriations Committee; did not advance

FailedFailedD (Democrat)
Aug 28 weeks ago
AI Act

European UnionRegulation (EU) 2024/1689Most remaining rules apply, including Article 50 transparency rules, and enforcement starts at national and EU level

In forceIn force
Jul 202 months ago
Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (class settlement approval)

United States (federal)No. 4:24-cv-05417Order granting final approval of class action settlement

RuledRuled
Jun 243 months ago
NO FAKES Act of 2026

United States (federal)S. 4591Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.

In committeeIn committeeBipartisan
Jun 113 months ago
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. ROSS Intelligence Inc.

United States (federal)No. 1:20-cv-00613Interlocutory appeal argued in the Third Circuit

RuledRuled
Jun 43 months ago
Artificial Intelligence Training Data Transparency Act

NYNew YorkA 6578-B / S 6955-APassed Senate 54-6; awaiting action by the governor

Passed bothPassed bothD (Democrat)
Mar 256 months ago
Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States (federal)No. 24-171Opinion issued

RuledRuled
Mar 186 months ago
Report and impact assessment on copyright and artificial intelligence

United KingdomReport and impact assessment published under sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act

AdoptedAdopted
Mar 166 months ago
Personality rights and forged digital likenesses

WAWashingtonSB 5886Governor signed; Chapter 69, 2026 Laws

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Feb 67 months ago
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

United Kingdom2025 c. 18Section 138 offences on creating or requesting purported intimate images of adults without consent in force

In forceIn force
Jan 188 months ago
Law on Artificial Intelligence

KazakhstanLaw No. 230-VIIILaw enters into force

In forceIn forceUnverified
Jan 128 months ago
Increasing transparency in artificial intelligence (training data)

WAWashingtonHB 1168Reintroduced and retained in committee; not passed before the 2026 session ended

FailedFailedD (Democrat)
Jan 18 months ago
Property right in use of names, voices and likenesses

MTMontanaHB 513Took effect

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Dec 11, 20259 months ago
Post-mortem Right of Publicity (digital replicas of deceased performers)

NYNew YorkS 8391 / A 8882Signed by the governor (Chapter 616 of 2025)

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Aug 1, 20251 year ago
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

European UnionCommission opinion and AI Board adequacy assessment confirm the code is an adequate voluntary tool to demonstrate compliance

AdoptedAdopted
Jul 24, 20251 year ago
Template for the public summary of training content of general-purpose AI models

European UnionCommission publishes the explanatory notice and template

AdoptedAdopted
Jul 16, 20251 year ago
Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training

United States (federal)Hearing held

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Jun 25, 20251 year ago
Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

United States (federal)No. 3:23-cv-03417Order on cross-motions for partial summary judgment

RuledRuled
Jun 23, 20251 year ago
Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (order on fair use)

United States (federal)No. 4:24-cv-05417Order on fair use issued

RuledRuled
May 21, 20251 year ago
Digital replication rights in voice and likeness

TXTexasSB 1960Died in House committee when the regular session adjourned sine die

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Apr 21, 20251 year ago
Ownership of Model Training and Content Generated by Generative AI

ARArkansasHB 1876Became Act 927

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Apr 9, 20251 year ago
NO FAKES Act of 2025

United States (federal)S. 1367Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedIntroducedBipartisan
Mar 26, 20251 year ago
Persona usage rights and deepfake prohibitions

OHOhioHB 185Referred to House committee

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Mar 18, 20251 year ago
Thaler v. Perlmutter

United States (federal)No. 23-5233Opinion issued

RuledRuled
Feb 25, 20251 year ago
Frank Broyles Publicity Rights Protection Act Amendment (AI likeness)

ARArkansasHB 1071Became Act 159

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Sep 28, 20241 year ago
Generative AI Training Data Transparency

CACaliforniaAB 2013Signed by the governor; Chapter 817, Statutes of 2024

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Aug 9, 20242 years ago
Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act

ILIllinoisHB 4762Signed by the governor (Public Act 103-0830)

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Aug 9, 20242 years ago
Right of Publicity Act amendment (unauthorized digital replicas)

ILIllinoisHB 4875Signed by the governor (Public Act 103-0836)

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Jun 11, 20242 years ago
Unauthorized use of an individual's persona and deepfakes

OHOhioHB 367Reported by House Government Oversight Committee; died at end of session

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 26, 20242 years ago
Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act

TNTennesseeHB 2091 / SB 2096Signed by the governor (Public Chapter 588)

In forceIn forceR (Republican)