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