The Global Partnership on AI’s report examines the intellectual property implications of data scraping for AI systems, addressing legal challenges, economic trade-offs, and varying regulatory responses across jurisdictions, including the EU’s data summary requirements and ongoing litigation in the US.
The Colorado AI Act, effective February 1, 2026, mandates disclosures and imposes obligations on developers and deployers of AI systems in critical sectors to prevent algorithmic discrimination, while the Colorado Attorney General is responsible for enforcement and compliance oversight.
The US Copyright Office has established that AI-generated artworks can receive copyright protection if they demonstrate sufficient human creativity, marking a significant shift in copyright law as it adapts to the integration of AI in creative processes.
Cohere, a Toronto-based AI company, is being sued by a coalition of major media organizations in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for allegedly using over 4,000 copyrighted works without authorization to train its generative AI models, raising significant copyright and trademark infringement issues.
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is disrupting the market with its open-source large language models while facing investigations over potential intellectual property violations and security concerns, prompting regulatory responses from various governments including the US, Australia, and Italy.
In 2024, the EU implemented comprehensive AI and data privacy regulations, including the AI Act and Digital Services Act, while the US faced a fragmented regulatory landscape with state-level privacy laws, creating compliance challenges for organizations in both regions.
