A study prepared for the European Parliament reportedly concludes that a statutory licensing scheme—rather than pure market negotiation or broad exceptions—is the best-fit copyright framework for AI training uses, according to Wolters Kluwer. If lawmakers pick up the recommendation, it would push the EU toward a collective-licensing model similar to compulsory schemes used in music and broadcasting, giving rightsholders guaranteed compensation while giving AI developers a clearer, less litigation-prone path to training data.
For data licensing platforms and collecting societies, this signals potential new infrastructure demand; for AI firms relying on scraped or bulk-licensed content, it raises the prospect of mandatory payment obligations rather than opt-out arrangements.
European Parliament Study Recommends Statutory Licensing as the Optimal Copyright Framework for AI Training
