Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1: Digital Replicas

rights policy item·agency policy report·active

Recommends a federal right against unauthorized digital replicas while leaving artistic style outside the proposed right.

Recorded facts

Official site	https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf ↗
Geography	United States
identifier	AI Report Part 1
parties	unknown
item type	agency_policy_report
confidence	high
identifier	AI Report Part 1
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	United States
adoption date	2024-07-31
affected works	synthetic vocals; sound recordings; audiovisual works
current status	active_recommendation_not_law
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1: Digital Replicas
confidence basis	Primary document reviewed; status language is conservative.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	U.S. Copyright Office
primary documents	https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf
unresolved questions	Whether Congress will enact a federal digital-replica right and how it will preempt state law.
affected entity types	performers; artists; platforms; AI developers
affected organizations	U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Congress

resulted in (by)	U.S. Copyright Office Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry 2024-07-31 — nowUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED medium confidence

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Public change history

15 Jul 2026

Status unknown → active
Official URL unknown → www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf
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