CDPA section 29A (text and data analysis for non-commercial research)

AI training and copyright

Can AI be trained on protected works?

Closer to only with permission or pay

Text and data analysis allowed only for non-commercial research; no exception for commercial training

Holding

A person with lawful access may copy a work to carry out computational analysis for the sole purpose of non-commercial research, with sufficient acknowledgement. Contract terms that prevent or restrict such copying are unenforceable. There is no equivalent exception for commercial text and data mining.

In the UK, commercial AI training on protected works needs permission; the government dropped its plan for a commercial opt-out exception.

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