This week, Director Shira Perlmutter indicated that the publication of part two of the U.S. Copyright Office’s three-part report on copyright issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI) would be further delayed. In her letter to the ranking members of the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, Director Perlmutter indicated that although substantial progress had been made, the Office will not publish part two by the end of 2024 and now expects publication to occur in early 2025.

Part two of the report will describe the copyrightability of generative AI outputs and will build on part one of the report on digital replicas. Following the publication of part two, Director Perlmutter indicated that the third and final part would be published in the first quarter of 2025. Part three will relate to “analyzing the legal issues related to the ingestion of copyrighted works to train AI models, including licensing considerations and the allocation of potential liability.”

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Daniel J. Lass is a member of the Data Privacy + Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Teams, advising clients on compliance with state and federal privacy laws. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property + Technology group with a concentration on the…

Daniel J. Lass is a member of the Data Privacy + Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Teams, advising clients on compliance with state and federal privacy laws. He is also a member of the Intellectual Property + Technology group with a concentration on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in electro-mechanical and mechanical-related areas and other disciplines.  Read his full rc.com bio here.