Unlike the topics below, copyright is mostly a federal issue, as the Copyright Act of 1976 preempts most state laws on copyright. Advertising category specificAs of August 2024, 16 states have passed (and several others have proposed) laws governing the disclosures required when AI is used in political advertising. In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requiring AI disclosures on all political advertisements in TV and radio broadcasting. Why it matters: While it’s easy to understand why this was an area of focus in a high-profile election…