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Adds a new section 514 to Title 17 establishing definitions for artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence models and authorizing a procedure by which copyright owners (or authorized persons) may request and obtain subpoenas to compel developers to disclose copies of, or records sufficient to identify, works used to train generative AI models; sets procedures for filing requests, duties of clerks and developers, confidentiality, applicability of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a rebuttable presumption for noncompliance, and sanctions for bad-faith requests.
Amends the table of sections for Title 17 by adding at the end a new chapter 5 entry for section 514 ('Subpoena for copies or records relating to artificial intelligence models').
Creates a new federal procedure that lets a copyright owner (or someone authorized by the owner) ask a federal district court clerk to issue a subpoena ordering a generative AI developer to produce copies or records of the material used to train a model. The requester must submit a proposed subpoena and a sworn declaration saying they reasonably believe their copyrighted work was used and that the records will be used only to protect copyright; the clerk must issue the subpoena if the paperwork is in proper form. Developers must promptly provide the records, recipients must keep them confidential, failure to comply creates a rebuttable presumption that copies were made, and courts may sanction requesters who file declarations in bad faith.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced July 24, 2025 by Peter Welch · Last progress July 24, 2025
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