Artificial intelligence continues to advance, posing complex challenges to established copyright laws. The ability of AI to generate art and music raises critical questions about intellectual property ownership and the need for updated regulations.
In the United States, the Copyright Office released Part 2 of its report on AI and copyright in January 2025. The report affirms that AI-generated outputs can only be protected by copyright if a human author contributes sufficient expressive elements. This includes situations where a human-authored work is perceptible in an AI output or where a human makes creative arrangements or modifications.
The EU is also addressing these challenges through the AI Act and Directive (EU) 2019/790. These regulations aim to clarify the lawful use of copyright-protected content for training AI systems and to distinguish between content protected by copyright and content that is not. As AI's capabilities expand, companies must implement stricter measures to protect sensitive data and comply with GDPR and copyright laws, ensuring continuous legal and technical monitoring to adapt to evolving laws and AI advancements.