HR 81 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 107 to protect creative workers against displacement by artificial intelligence technology.

PRINTER'S NO.   683

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 81
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, PIELLI AND SANCHEZ, FEBRUARY 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY,
        FEBRUARY 20, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§
 2      102 and 107 to protect creative workers against displacement
 3      by artificial intelligence technology.
 4      WHEREAS, Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has advanced
 5   exponentially in recent years; and
 6      WHEREAS, This technology is advancing dramatically in almost
 7   all fields and, in some cases, even rivaling human ability; and
 8      WHEREAS, These programs are producing written works, visual
 9   art, music, computer code and more; and
10      WHEREAS, This creates an uncertain future for the creative
11   sector; and
12      WHEREAS, Changes must be made to minimize the displacement of
13   these workers; therefore be it
14      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
15   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
16   States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 (relating to subject matter of
17   copyright: in general) and 107 (relating to limitations on
18   exclusive rights: fair use) as a means of protecting creative
 1   workers against the threat of artificial intelligence
 2   encroachment; and be it further
 3      RESOLVED, That the amendments include:
 4          (1)   Specification that only work created in majority
 5      part by natural persons, that is, human beings, is
 6      copyrightable.
 7          (2)   Clarification that work created in majority part by
 8      any entity other than a natural person is inherently public
 9      domain.
10          (3)   Explication that the feeding of copyrighted works,
11      known as "scraping," into an AI program is not subject to the
12      fair use doctrine, being intrinsically harmful to the market
13      value of the copyrighted work.
14          (4)   Any other changes that Congress finds prudent to
15      encode to protect creative workers and their works from
16      predation by AI;
17   and be it further
18      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
19   the President of the United States, to the presiding officers of
20   each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from
21   Pennsylvania.




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