[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State, ZIP Code]
[Email Address]
[Date]

Dear Congressperson / Senator,

Subject: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Artists’ Rights from Unlicensed AI Training

I am writing to you, alongside countless concerned artists, illustrators, photographers, and supporters of creative professions, to urgently call for legislative action to protect creatives from the unauthorized use of their work in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Artistic works are protected under copyright law because they are original, expressive, and the product of significant skill, labor, and vision. Unfortunately, many AI developers are currently scraping copyrighted images, videos, and likenesses—often without consent—to train generative AI models. These tools are now directly competing with the very creators whose work has been used to build them. 

Adam Schiff has introduced the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act (H.R. 7913), which requires AI models to disclose the images used in training and provides artists with the ability to seek compensation for their use. We fully support the bill and it is in the best interest of many of your voters to join Schiff in this bill.

We also believe the bill needs to go further to prohibit AI models from taking additional images in the future without obtaining written permission from the artist in advance of their introduction to the training model. Due to the nature of AI, it is essential to note that once an artist's work is introduced to an AI model, it cannot be removed. Consequently, the common legal remedy of ceasing to use a copyrighted image is not applicable in the context of AI.

This issue is rapidly escalating in importance amid growing legal ambiguity. In addition, the recent and abrupt dismissal of U.S Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter—shortly after the release of a report cautioning against unlicensed AI training—has further undermined public confidence in the government’s commitment to protecting artists.

Therefore, I respectfully urge lawmakers to take the following actions:

• Fully support HR 7913

• Support further measures to prohibit additional artwork being used in AI without the written consent of the artist.

• Require explicit consent before any copyrighted work is used in AI training;

• Ensure fair compensation for the use of creative content by AI developers;

• Reject any legislation that seeks to override strong state-level protections with weaker federal standards.
  

Creativity is at the heart of our culture and economy. The future of art and innovation depends on clear, enforceable protections for those who create. Innovation must not come at the cost of the artists who inspire it.

More importantly, artists and commercial art are a huge sector of the economy and jobs in our state. AI threatens job security of many, and the overall economy of our state and country.

Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State, ZIP Code]
[Email Address]
[Date]

Dear Adam Schiff,

Subject: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Artists’ Rights from Unlicensed AI Training

I am writing to you, alongside countless concerned artists, illustrators, photographers, and supporters of creative professions, to urgently call for legislative action to protect creatives from the unauthorized use of their work in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Artistic works are protected under copyright law because they are original, expressive, and the product of significant skill, labor, and vision. Unfortunately, many AI developers are currently scraping copyrighted images, videos, and likenesses—often without consent—to train generative AI models. These tools are now directly competing with the very creators whose work has been used to build them. 

We thank you for your work in introducing the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act (H.R. 7913), which requires AI models to disclose the images used in training and provides artists with the ability to seek compensation for their use.

However, we believe the bill needs to go further to prohibit AI models from taking additional images in the future without obtaining written permission from the artist in advance of their introduction to the training model. Due to the nature of AI, it is essential to note that once an artist's work is introduced to an AI model, it cannot be removed. Consequently, the common legal remedy of ceasing to use a copyrighted image is not applicable in the context of AI.

This issue is rapidly escalating in importance amid growing legal ambiguity. In addition, the recent and abrupt dismissal of U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter—shortly after the release of a report cautioning against unlicensed AI training—has further undermined public confidence in the government’s commitment to protecting artists.

Therefore, I respectfully urge lawmakers to take the following actions:

• Require explicit consent before any copyrighted work is used in AI training;

• Ensure fair compensation for the use of creative works by AI developers;

• Reject any legislation that seeks to override strong state-level protections with weaker federal standards.

Creativity is at the heart of our culture and economy. The future of art and innovation depends on clear, enforceable protections for those who create. Innovation must not come at the cost of the artists who inspire it.

Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]