Russia to Allow AI Developers to Use Books, Music, and Films Without Rights Holders' Consent
Russia plans to allow AI developers to use copyrighted works to train models without the consent of rights holders or payment of compensation. A corresponding bill has been submitted to the State Duma and may come into force on January 1, 2026.
A bill has been introduced in the State Duma of the Russian Federation that would allow artificial intelligence developers to use books, music, films, and other copyrighted works for training neural networks. Rights holders will not be able to prohibit such use, and no compensation to authors is provided. The bill proposes amendments to the Civil Code that would permit the use of lawfully published works unless the author specifies otherwise. Developers will be able to use materials placed in the public domain. The law may come into force on January 1, 2026. It is assumed that if the law is adopted, rights holders will be able to opt out of using their works, but the mechanism for such refusal has not yet been detailed.
Source: GNews RU — ИИ в России —
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