Mexico: Introduced Federal Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence including copyright protection regulation

On 28 February 2024, the Federal Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence, including copyright protection regulation, was introduced to the Senate of Mexico. The proposed law aims to establish a legal framework to regulate the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the country. In particular, Article 18 requires explicit indication in the corresponding registration if an artistic work or any other type of content, whether written or audiovisual, for intellectual property protection, has been fully or partially generated through the use of AI systems. Furthermore, Article 21 would require developers and providers of AI systems using large language models trained with third-party data first to obtain consent and enter into an agreement with the intellectual property rights holders of that data. The Article 22 states that if an agreement on the use of intellectual property for AI training cannot be reached within 90 days, the involved AI developer or provider can request intervention from the competent authority to mediate and decide on the matter. The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) is responsible for making a decision within 120 days of being notified of the disagreement. The authority would re required to consider international best practices for the use of copyrighted works to ensure that decisions align with global standards for the protection of intellectual property rights in the context of AI.