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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

2157 posts •
Google says AI training is definitely fair use, while UK copyright law “puts a ceiling on the sophistication” of the British AI sector public
Google • 5 min read

Google says AI training is definitely fair use, while UK copyright law “puts a ceiling on the sophistication” of the British AI sector

Google’s President Of Global Affairs has written a white paper on AI regulation, insisting that AI training is fair use under US law and should stay that way. The white paper comes as Google’s UK lobbyists put more pressure on the government to rewrite copyright law to the advantage of AI companies…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing public
StubHub • 3 min read

StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing

StubHub in the UK has been fined £900,000 for illegally employing drip pricing, where mandatory booking fees are not declared upfront and are only revealed at the end of the ticket-buying process. The secondary ticketing company insists that the drip pricing occurred because of an error on its site…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
European Copyright Society says performer ER on streams, like introduced in Belgium, is a “lawful mechanism under EU copyright law” public
European Copyright Society • 4 min read

European Copyright Society says performer ER on streams, like introduced in Belgium, is a “lawful mechanism under EU copyright law”

The European Copyright Society has published a paper considering and rejecting arguments against introducing a performer equitable remuneration right in relation to streaming in Europe. It’s in response to Belgium introducing such an ER right and a legal case that seeks to block in…
Chris Cooke
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