AI Content Compliance Notice

The EU AI Act (Article 50) and similar regulations in other jurisdictions — including China's Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services — require AI-generated content to be labeled or marked. By using Erased to remove such markers, you are responsible for ensuring your downstream use complies with applicable law in your jurisdiction.

What Erased is for

Erased provides tools for legitimate purposes, including:

• Backing up your own AI-generated works.
• Academic research into AI provenance and watermarking techniques.
• Media forensics and journalistic verification.
• Operating on content you already have explicit rights to modify or redistribute.

We do not condone use of Erased to evade legal disclosure requirements, to defraud platform copyright systems, or to misrepresent the origin of content you did not create.

EU — AI Act

If you are in the European Union or distributing content to EU users, Article 50 of the EU AI Act may require you to disclose AI involvement in content you publish, regardless of whether technical markers (such as SynthID, C2PA manifests, or visible watermarks) are present in the file. The disclosure obligation rests with the deployer of the AI system and, in some cases, the publisher of the resulting content.

Removing technical markers does not remove the underlying legal obligation to disclose AI involvement where the law requires it.

China — Generative AI Service Management Measures

China's Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法), and the related labeling rules issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, require providers and users of generative AI services to label synthetic content. Removing watermarks does not exempt you from these labeling obligations when publishing within Chinese jurisdiction.

Other jurisdictions

Several U.S. states (e.g. California's AB 2655 / AB 2839 family of laws) and other jurisdictions have introduced or proposed AI-disclosure rules in election-related and commercial contexts. The exact scope and timing of these laws varies. This page is informational only and is not legal advice — consult counsel for compliance questions specific to your use case.

Our position

Erased is a general-purpose image utility, similar in spirit to EXIF editors and image converters that have existed for decades. The tool itself is neutral; how you use it is your responsibility. By continuing to use Erased you confirm that you have read, and accept, this notice.