The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted on January 28 the report 'Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges', presented by rapporteur Axel Voss (EPP, DE). The amended report contains a series of proposals to ensure "full transparency and fair remuneration of rights holders for the use of copyrighted work by generative artificial intelligence." The report was adopted by 17 votes in favour, 3 against, and with 2 abstentions. The r...

The European Commission has adopted on 21 January 2026 the Digital Networks Act (DNA), a legislation aimed at modernising the legal framework for connectivity and provide the Union with "an advanced and resilient digital infrastructure." The DNA builds upon the EU Electronic Communications Code (EECC) adopted in 2018. It addresses the fact that the EU remains fragmented into 27 national markets, and European operators continue to face barriers to operate cross-border and scale-up.

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Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) have introduced in the House of Representatives the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to help musicians, artists, writers, and other creators determine "if their copyrighted work was used to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) models without their permission." US Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Adam Schiff (D-C...