On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on copyright and AI: “Too Big to Prosecute? Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training.” The AAP submitted written testimony for the hearing, which president and ceo Maria Pallante called “terrific.” Professors and copyright experts, as well as author David Baldacci, testified that tech companies’ use of copyrighted books from illegal pirate sites is unlawful and immoral—a point that members of the subcommittee seemed to agree on. (At least 12 books by members of the subcommittee, including chair Josh Hawley, are included […]
