Compulsory AI Licensing Is a Fantasy — and We’ve Seen This Movie Before

EU Parliament–commissioned analysis argues that statutory (compulsory) licensing with modest royalties is the welfare‑optimal way to govern AI training on copyrighted works. It finds opt‑out regimes underperform and pure exceptions risk undermining incentives for future creation. Payments would largely be passed on to end users, with CMOs administering royalties, and complementary measures (competition policy, lean admin, research carve‑outs, transparency on training data) recommended. This is relevant to music and game‑audio creators because it frames how their works may be used for AI training and how compensation could be structured in Europe.

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