Many music industry groups and the three major music groups – Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group – have backed a proposed new U.S. law that would require artificial intelligence developers to disclose the methods they use to train artificial intelligence models. material.
this Transparency and Accountability in Artificial Intelligence Networks (train) Behaviorintroducer Senator Peter WelchVermont Democrats only apply if rights holders suspect their work is being used to train generative artificial intelligence tools.
Rights holders can ask the clerk of any U.S. district court to issue an administrative subpoena to artificial intelligence developers, requiring them to turn over information “sufficient to determine” whether their copyrighted works have been used.
Subpoenas will only be issued if rights holders declare they “good faith believe” their work was used to train models.
Senator Welch said in a statement on Monday (November 25) that the bill aims to solve the “black box” problem of artificial intelligence developers using copyrighted materials. In short, AI developers often do not disclose the materials or datasets they use to train their AI.
This makes it difficult for rights holders to know if their works are being used for AI training without their authorization, and when rights holders take legal action against AI developers, they have the burden of proving that their material has been used for AI training. Used by developers.
For example, in the case against chatbot developers Anthropic selectionand generate artificial intelligence music applications sun and shareMusic companies go to great lengths to demonstrate similarities between artificial intelligence output and their copyrighted material. The TRAIN Act would simplify and speed up this process.
“It’s simple: If your work is used to train artificial intelligence, as the copyright holder, you should have a way to determine that it has been used to train a model, and if so, you should be compensated,” Senator Welch explain.
“We need to give America’s musicians, artists, and creators a tool to find out when AI companies are using artists’ work to train models without their permission. As AI develops and becomes more The more integrated it is into our daily lives, the higher the bar we need to set for transparency.
“If your work is used to train artificial intelligence, as the copyright owner, you should have a way to determine whether it was used to train the model, and if so, you should be compensated.”
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT)
Notably, the TRAIN Act does not require AI developers to compensate copyright holders whose works are used in training AI, only to disclose such uses.
A separate bill— Source Protection and Integrity of Editorial and Fake Media Act (copy act) – Bills introduced in the Senate earlier this year would make it illegal to use copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence without permission – a key demand from many music industry organizations and companies.
In copyright cases before the courts, artificial intelligence companies argue that using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence should benefit from the “fair use” exemption from copyright law. Copyright owners suing AI developers strongly object to this, arguing that fair use never applies to situations such as ingesting large amounts of copyrighted material to train a generated AI tool and then regurgitating similar or identical content.
Courts are considering whether the use of copyrighted works in artificial intelligence constitutes “fair use” in several copyright lawsuits.
The TRAIN Act and the COPIED Act are among a growing number of bills before Congress aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence. Others include No Counterfeits Actintroduced in the Senate this year, would allow individuals to sue if their voices or likenesses are used in artificial intelligence deepfakes. Similar bills, No Artificial Intelligence Fraud Actwas also introduced to the House of Representatives this year.
The TRAIN Act is similar in intent to, but different in approach to, the Generating Artificial Intelligence Copyright Disclosure Act. Rep. Adam SchiffCalifornia Democrats introduced the proposal in the House of Representatives earlier this year.
The bill also requires AI developers to be transparent in the materials they use, but it does so by requiring AI companies to send notices to the Copyright Registry that include “sufficient details of any copyrighted works used. abstract”.
“We strongly support this bill, which prioritizes creators who continue to be exploited by unfair AI practices.”
David Israel, National Medical Products Administration
Tech companies opposed the bill on the grounds that artificial intelligence training uses so much material that it would be impossible to send notices about all copyrighted material used.
The TRAIN Act partially addresses this problem by requiring AI companies to disclose their use (or non-use) of specific copyrighted works only at the request of the rights holder.
The TRAIN Act creates a process that “requires AI developers to establish precise recordkeeping standards and allows rights holders to see whether their copyrighted works have been used without authorization.” david israelPresident and CEO national music publishers association (State Drug Administration), one of the groups supporting the bill.
“We strongly support this bill, which prioritizes creators who continue to be exploited by unfair AI practices.”
“Senator Welch’s carefully crafted bill will bring much-needed transparency to artificial intelligence.”
Mitch Glaser (RIAA)
Other music industry groups supporting the bill include American Independent Music Association (A2IM), this American Federation of Musiciansthis American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), body mass index, Global music rightsthis Recording Academythis Recording Industry Association of America (Recording Industry Association of America), SESACand voice exchange.
A number of unions and industry groups from film, television, news media and book publishing also support the bill.
“Senator Welch’s carefully crafted bill will bring much-needed transparency into artificial intelligence, ensuring artists and rights holders have fair play when their work is copied for training without authorization or consent. Go to Court. The RIAA commends Senator Welch for his leadership and urges the Senate to enact this important, narrow measure into law. Mitch GlaserRIAA President and CEO.
“The future of America’s vibrant creative economy depends on laws that protect the rights of human creators.”
Elizabeth Matthews, ASCAP
“The future of America’s vibrant creative economy depends on laws that protect the rights of human creators,” said Elizabeth MatthewsCEO ASCAP.
“By requiring transparency about when and how copyrighted works are used to train generative artificial intelligence models, the TRAIN Act paves the way for creators to receive fair compensation for the use of their works. On behalf of more than 1 million ASCAP Songwriters, Composers and Music Publishers members applauded Senator Welch’s leadership.
“Some artificial intelligence companies use creators’ copyrighted works to ‘train’ their systems without the creator’s permission or compensation, but currently the creator is unable to confirm the use or require the company to disclose it.” Mike O’NeillPresident and Chief Executive Officer, body mass index.
“The TRAIN Act would provide a legal avenue for music creators to force these companies to disclose these practices, which would be a step in the right direction toward greater transparency and accountability.”global music business
