AIMP Applauds Growing Legislative Efforts to Protect Copyright Owners

Association urges awareness of new federal and state bills aimed at safeguarding creative rights in the age of artificial intelligence

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) is raising awareness around two new legislative efforts designed to hold AI
companies accountable for unauthorized use of copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence models.

At the federal level, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would bar AI companies from exploiting copyrighted works without permission. The bill would create a federal right for individuals to sue companies that use their personal data or creative output without affirmative consent and impose clear penalties for violations. Among other provisions, the legislation requires transparency around third-party data access and strengthens recourse for artists and rights holders whose work has been misappropriated by AI developers.

In California, Assembly Bill 412 – the AI Copyright Transparency Act – would give copyright owners the right to request a detailed list of their materials used to train a generative AI model.  Developers must respond within seven days, and each day of noncompliance would constitute a separate violation. The bill represents a first-of-its-kind transparency mechanism that empowers creators to track if and how their works have been used in AI training datasets.

“AIMP supports both of these important bills and the growing recognition by lawmakers that creators’ rights must be protected in the rapidly evolving AI landscape,” said Frank Handy,AIMP National Chair. “We’ve long called for transparency, accountability, and fairness in rights management—and these proposals are essential first steps in building the infrastructure to support that.”

As AI continues to transform the music and media industries, independent publishers face unique challenges in navigating attribution, licensing, and revenue tracking in this new paradigm.

For more information on the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), please contact Jon Bleicher at Prospect PR [jon@prospectpr.com]

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