Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

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UK government should clarify whether it’s investing in AI companies that use unlicensed training data, say campaigners public
Artificial Intelligence 3 min read

UK government should clarify whether it’s investing in AI companies that use unlicensed training data, say campaigners

The UK government has set up a Sovereign AI Unit to support British AI companies. But it’s not clear if supported companies are obliged to get licences for any copyright protected works used in AI training. That’s a problem and a missed opportunity according to House Of Lords member Beeban Kidron…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
BMG and Concord confirm merger public
BMG 2 min read

BMG and Concord confirm merger

BMG and Concord have confirmed they are merging, stating that - by combining - they will be able to invest more in talent, reach and technology. The combined business will be called BMG, but will be run by current Concord boss Bob Valentine and will use the Concord brand for its recordings division…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Fallout from Cox mega-damages reversal continues as publishers streamline Anthropic claims and labels ditch copycat Verizon case public
Cox Communications 3 min read

Fallout from Cox mega-damages reversal continues as publishers streamline Anthropic claims and labels ditch copycat Verizon case

Last month’s big ruling in the majors v Cox case continues to have an impact. The majors had also sued another ISP, Verizon, but have ditched that case after the US Supreme Court sided with Cox. Music publishers suing Anthropic have also dropped some of their claims, likely because of the Cox ruling…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
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