Are Chefs Losing Control? The Hidden Battle Between AI and Copyright Licensing Revealed
The current Administration has also been strongly pro-copyright and IP in the trade context (until now) while carefully threading the needle in the US. On the one hand, there are pro-IP White House supporters (the Ellisons, Fox, etc.). On the other, the Administration is very tech-friendly. This tension was best displayed in the March 20, 2026 National Policy Framework for AI, which said:
“Although the Administration believes that training of AI models on copyrighted material does not violate copyright laws, it acknowledges arguments to the contrary exist and therefore supports allowing the Courts to resolve this issue. Similarly, Congress should not take any actions that would impact the judiciary’s resolution of whether training on copyrighted material constitutes fair use….” (italics added)
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