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 IP Attorney Randy McCarthy for IP Watchdog - What Do We Want? IP Stakeholders Weigh in on Wildest Dreams for 2026

December 2025

IP Watchdog

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Randy McCarthy of Hall Estill’s IP Law Group “My wildest dream would be for Congress to enact a DMCA-type comprehensive copyright law amendment dealing with issues relating to AI. These would include safe harbor provisions for generative AI companies, mechanical-style licenses for the use of publicly available copyrighted material for training purposes, and clear delineation of whether it is enforceable for a copyright owner to provide a EULA-type notice that restricts use of published copyrighted work as training data for an AI model.”

 

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