El Salvador AI Promotion and Technologies Law

Ley de Fomento a Inteligencia Artificial y Tecnologías

rights policy item·ai statute with ip provisions·active

El Salvador's AI law creates developer safeguards for open-domain data uses and assigns AI-development IP to developers, subject to applicable IP law.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/61EBAFA4-8774-432D-B802-DF8A34B95679.pdf ↗
Geography	El Salvador
identifier	Decreto Legislativo 234
parties	unknown
item type	ai_statute_with_ip_provisions
confidence	high
identifier	Decreto Legislativo 234
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	El Salvador
adoption date	2025-02-26
affected works	musical works; sound recordings; performances
current status	in_force
effective date	2025-03-11
affected models	unknown
canonical title	El Salvador AI Promotion and Technologies Law
confidence basis	Primary issuing-body source reviewed; procedural posture is separated from legal effect.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	music and audio training data
issuing authority	Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
primary documents	https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/61EBAFA4-8774-432D-B802-DF8A34B95679.pdf
unresolved questions	Interaction with human authorship, pre-existing works, and cross-border training data is unresolved.
affected entity types	music creators; performers; rights holders; AI providers; platforms
affected organizations	Legislative Assembly of El Salvador