The Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register seeking public comment on questions about copyright law and policy issues raised by AI systems. Initial comments are due by October 18, 2023. Reply comments are due November 15, 2023. https://t.co/fNiHB1W7SIpic.twitter.com/3vNBRNxGJj
Todd Carpenter noted on Twitter that the @CopyrightOffice had issued this notice of inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register regarding copyright and artificial intelligence (#AI) The Office is studying copyright law & policy issues raised by generative AI assessing whether legislation/regulation might be warranted. Issues include use of #copyright works to train #AI models, appropriate levels of transparency and disclosure with respect to the use of copyrighted works, legal status of AI-generated outputs, and appropriate treatment of AI-generated outputs that mimic personal attributes.
Follow the link in the Copyright Office's tweet above to see instructions regarding comment submission. The deadline for those comments is October 18, 2023.
Abstract
The Copyright Office is housed in the Library of Congress, a Voting Member organization of NISO.
