The Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting Act (CLEAR Act) requires companies that use copyrighted works to train generative AI models to notify the Register of Copyrights before deploying or releasing those models. Specifically, developers must submit a detailed summary of copyrighted materials included in their training datasets and provide a web link if the dataset is publicly available online. The notice must be filed at least 30 days before the AI model is commercially used or released, and the Copyright Office has 180 days after the law takes effect to establish the filing procedures. If a company fails to submit the required notice, copyright owners can sue in federal court and seek civil penalties starting at $5,000 per violation (capped at $2.5 million per year), court orders to stop using the work, and attorney's fees. The bill also requires the Copyright Office to maintain a public database of all submitted notices so the public can see which copyrighted works are being used in AI training.
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