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European Union: European Commission published first draft of General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, including copyright protection regulation

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European Commission published first draft of General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, including copyright protection regulation

On 14 November 2024, the European Commission published the first draft of the General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Practice (Code). It delineates a copyright compliance framework under Article 53(1)(c) of the AI Act and Directive (EU…

Scope

Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-07-30
in consultation

On 30 July 2024, the European Commission opened a consultation on trustworthy general-purpose Artif…

2024-09-18
processing consultation

On 18 September 2024, the European Commission closes a consultation on trustworthy general-purpose …

2024-11-14
under deliberation

On 14 November 2024, the European Commission published the first draft of the General-Purpose Artif…

2024-12-19
under deliberation

On 19 December 2024, the European Commission published the second draft of the General-Purpose Arti…

2025-03-11
in consultation

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission published the third draft of the General-Purpose Artifici…

2025-03-30
processing consultation

On 30 March 2025, the European Commission closes its consultation on the third draft of the General…

2025-07-10
under deliberation

On 10 July 2025, the European Commission published the final version of the General-Purpose Artific…

2025-08-01
adopted

On 1 August 2025, the European Commission and AI Board determined the General-Purpose Artificial In…