CCC supports the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act introduced by United States House Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX). This bipartisan bill enables copyright owners to know if their work has been used to train AI models through access to training records.
“There is no path for creators to know if their work has been used — without their permission and without compensation — to train AI models. The TRAIN Act would grant artists access to such AI records,” said Dean.
The TRAIN Act is supported by many organizations including the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), SAG-AFTRA, American Federation of Musicians, BMI, CCC, and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM).
According to CCC President and CEO Tracey Armstrong,
