Decisions · Policy · Netherlands
Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act
João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam) · 2025 · Proposal · non-binding
Can AI be trained on protected works?
Closer to only with permission or pay
The current regime falls short on fair pay; weighs collective licensing, statutory licences and levies
What it says
Analysing the AI Act's copyright obligations, text and data mining and extraterritorial reach, the paper finds the current regime inadequate for fair remuneration of creators and evaluates collective licensing and bargaining, statutory licensing and AI output levies.
The AI Act's copyright rules alone won't get creators paid.
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