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The Position of Second Trump Admin on AI and Intellectual Property Laws: The April 2025 Memorandums

Abhivardhan
Apr 16
5 min read

The Trump Administration recently released two significant memorandums—M-25-22 ("Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government") and M-25-21 ("Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust")—providing guidelines on federal use and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI). This policy brief analyzes these memorandums specifically regarding intellectual property (IP) protections in AI development, contrasting them with recent advocacy by certain tech companies for weakened copyright protections. From an Indo-Pacific perspective, these memorandums signal a continued U.S. commitment to IP protection while simultaneously promoting AI innovation in global technology competition, particularly with China. This position has significant implications for Indo-Pacific nations navigating their own AI governance frameworks and IP protection regimes, especially as they position themselves within the U.S.-China technological rivalry.

The Call to Undo TRIPS and IP Laws using Fair Use Justifications

Several prominent tech leaders and companies have actively lobbied for relaxed IP protections for AI development. OpenAI's March 13, 2025, submission to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy explicitly called for fundamental changes to U.S. copyright law that would allow AI companies to use copyrighted works without permission or compensation to rightsholders.