Decisions · Policy · Netherlands

Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act

João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam) · 2025 · Proposal · non-binding

Computer Law & Security Review (2025), art. 106107

AI training and copyright

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

Why hereCloser to 'only with permission or pay': the paper finds the current regime inadequate for fair remuneration and weighs collective licensing, statutory licences and output levies, all payment-based.

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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