The U.S. Senate recently introduced a bill proposing legislation that would require users of the copyrighted works of others in building generative AI models to promptly file notice with the Copyright Office. Under the proposed legislation, monetary remedies will be available to copyright owners if the users of their works do not promptly file the required notices.

The proposed legislation is called the Clear Act (S. 3813, Copyright Labeling and the Ethical AI Reporting Act). The text of the proposed bill can be found here: Clear Act.

Oliver A. Ruiz is a partner with the Firm. He is active with the Federal Bar Association, including as a past Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section and as government relations liaison for the South Florida Chapter. He is a coordinator/participant in the FBA’s national Capitol Hill Day every year. Mr. Ruiz handles trademark and copyright applications for clients, as well as disputes, oppositions, TTAB proceedings, and litigation in federal courts in all kinds of intellectual property matters.