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Statutory licensing system best for AI–copyright balance, EU Parliament study says

( December 3, 2025, 11:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A statutory licensing system — with royalties set by regulators — is considered the best policy option for how copyright law should address the use of creative works for AI training, according to a study published Wednesday by the European Parliament’s Research Service for the Committee on Legal Affairs. Compensating creators for the use of their works in AI training is key to sustaining cultural output, it said. Meanwhile, it also said “copyright exceptions without remuneration and opt-outs appear as the worst policy option.”Abstract follows, study attached. ...

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