Copyright Alliance Issues Statement on TRAIN Act Introduction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Eileen Bramlet ebramlet@copyrightalliance.org

Washington, DC—Today, Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT).

According to Kupferschmid, “The Copyright Alliance thanks Senator Welch, along with cosponsors Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), for their commitment to transparency requirements that are essential to an AI ecosystem that is developed and used in a responsible, respectful, and ethical manner.

“Imposing reasonable transparency requirements on AI developers is one of the most important steps that lawmakers can take to protect the public as well as the creative community.

“We look forward to working with Senator Welch, the bill’s cosponsors, and other policymakers and stakeholders to ensure that transparency legislation that protects copyright owners from infringement and misuse of their work becomes law.”

A press release initiated by Senator Welch’s office can be read here.

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The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest and educational organization representing the copyright interests of over two million individual creators and over 15,000 organizations in the United States, across the spectrum of copyright disciplines. The Copyright Alliance is dedicated to advocating policies that promote and preserve the value of copyright, and to protecting the rights of creators and innovators. For more information, please visit our website.