AI firms should face irrebuttable presumption of copyright use, EU lawmaker says
( July 3, 2025, 10:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: AI companies should face an irrebuttable presumption of having used copyright-protected material to train their AI technology if they fail to meet certain transparency obligations, EU lawmaker Axel Voss wrote in a draft parliamentary report. Voss outlined his main proposals in an interview with MLex, but the non-binding draft report contains additional detail, including the idea that AI-generated content should remain ineligible for copyright protection.Full report in attachment in English, with explanatory statement in German....
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