CLEAR Act

The CLEAR Act would require individuals or entities that use copyrighted works in training datasets for generative AI models to submit a detailed notice to the Register of Copyrights, including a summary of each copyrighted work used and a URL if the dataset is publicly available. This notice must be filed at least 30 days before commercial use or release of the AI model, or within 30 days after the Register issues implementing regulations for models already in use prior to the Act’s effective date. The bill creates a private right of action for copyright owners to sue for noncompliance, allowing courts to impose civil penalties of at least $5,000 per violation (capped at $2.5 million…

No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.