European Commission opens consultation on AI and copyright-protected content

On September 29, Advanced Television reported that the European Commission had opened a targeted consultation on technology’s effect on copyright, including the use of protected content in artificial-intelligence systems, with responses due November 3. The consultation also covers online piracy, performer remuneration and copyright in scientific research. Legal teams deploying generative AI should treat training-data provenance, content ingestion and contractual rights as live policy issues rather than settled questions under the AI Act alone. What emerges could affect warranties, indemnities and disclosure requests in both AI procurement and client-facing legal products.