# EU Parliament Study Backs Statutory Licensing for AI Training Data

By Dana Docket · 2026-03-20 · Licensing & Legal · https://datacommenter.com/eu-parliament-study-backs-statutory-licensing-for-ai-training-data/ · Updated 2026-07-06
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> 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…

Original reporting: [Wolters Kluwer](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxQUXpUYVM2NGRma25NR01uMFBvUmlTOVl1eEJTR3hLbGl2QlZvdEVSOVF0bF9hZXVXS0xWX1dUMnBKdVlkVkg1Um9xQ2NFSWJWaVBvVFd2MVppSFFnQzdET2VmTTliNFJGVFFpeFgxOFJMQkNrNDZXbjdEblpsOUFIR0Qwdi1sQk8wQ0g5c0h5cWVNeVppMEZNTXoxTS14V1VqSXh5OGRzcVRfcU1lUmlBdUxmNFhZS1Q1UnlNOU9RcEdVMG5kWnVKaUxxRXIzbkktWVNNcElUdmZGTnlMc3hoN2Nlc01jQzhOampIckFTaWxqUQ?oc=5)
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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
> — [Wolters Kluwer](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxQUXpUYVM2NGRma25NR01uMFBvUmlTOVl1eEJTR3hLbGl2QlZvdEVSOVF0bF9hZXVXS0xWX1dUMnBKdVlkVkg1Um9xQ2NFSWJWaVBvVFd2MVppSFFnQzdET2VmTTliNFJGVFFpeFgxOFJMQkNrNDZXbjdEblpsOUFIR0Qwdi1sQk8wQ0g5c0h5cWVNeVppMEZNTXoxTS14V1VqSXh5OGRzcVRfcU1lUmlBdUxmNFhZS1Q1UnlNOU9RcEdVMG5kWnVKaUxxRXIzbkktWVNNcElUdmZGTnlMc3hoN2Nlc01jQzhOampIckFTaWxqUQ?oc=5)

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