A bill to require a notice be submitted to the Register of Copyrights with respect to copyrighted works used in building generative artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.

Key Provisions

• Requires companies that train or release generative AI models to submit a sufficiently detailed summary of copyrighted works they use to the Register of Copyrights.
• Creates a public online database where these notices would be available for everyone to see.
• Sets a deadline for companies to submit these notices, generally 30 days before using the AI commercially or releasing it, or 30 days after regulations are issued for models already in use.
• Lets copyright owners sue companies that do not submit the required notices.
• Imposes a minimum $5,000 fine for each time a company fails to submit a notice, with a yearly cap of $2,500,000.
• Gives the Register of Copyrights the power to create new rules for the form and content of these notices.