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Preemption cloud looms large over California copyright, AI disclosure bill

By Melissa Ritti ( December 8, 2025, 22:55 GMT | Comment) -- As home to the entertainment industry, California has a vested interest in how copyright protections factor into generative artificial intelligence training. Efforts by the state to put a thumb on the scale for creatives could be for naught, however, unless supporters of Assembly Bill 412 find a workaround for Section 301 of the Copyright Act.Members of the California legislature met Monday with a broad coalition of musicians, authors and entertainers for an informational hearing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright protections....

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