The fight between creators and AI tech titans over copyright law and licensing is heating up.
The letter specifically asks the government not to grant fair use exceptions to tech companies training AI.
A fair use exception would make it easier for tech companies to access content without costly legal hurdles.
OpenAIwrotethat fair use protections for AI are necessary to protect American national security.
Chinese AI, like ChatGPT rivalDeepSeek, is continuing to process but concerns abound over itssecurityandlack of guardrails.
And they want the Trump administration to codify protections for them as part of its AI Action plan.
The Hollywood signatories strongly oppose the possibility of such a rewriting of copyright law.
“America didn’t become a global cultural powerhouse by accident,” the letter reads.
The US Copyright Office has beendeveloping guidancefor how to handle copyright claims for AI-generated content.
Neither OpenAI nor Google have shared exactly what content makes up their training databases for ChatGPT and Gemini.
It leaves room for uncertainty on every side of the mess that is copyright and AI.
But within hours of being inaugurated, Trumprolled backBiden’s AI executive order with one of his own.
The AI Action plan is how he plans to enact his version of tech policy.
Altmandonateda million dollars of his own money to Trump’s inauguration fund, and Googleas a companydonated the same.
What comes next for copyright and AI?
In the meantime, a number of active lawsuits could set important precedents for the judicial branch.
