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MPs urge government to maintain AI and copyright amendments in Data Bill to “protect our creative industries”

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Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

MPs urge government to maintain AI and copyright amendments in Data Bill to “protect our creative industries”

Last month the House Of Lords amended the UK government's Data Bill to add some copyright obligations for AI companies. The bill was debated in the House Of Commons yesterday, where some MPs urged the government to retain those amendments in order to “protect our creative industries”…

Chris Cooke • 13 Feb 2025

US judge demolishes fair use defence in what could be landmark AI lawsuit

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Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

US judge demolishes fair use defence in what could be landmark AI lawsuit

An AI company’s fair use defence in a copyright legal battle filed by Thomson Reuters has been rejected by an American judge. It’s a significant ruling because of the numerous US lawsuits against AI companies, including those filed by the music industry, that centre on the fair use defence…

Chris Cooke • 12 Feb 2025

Max Richter tells MPs that artists “must have the right to determine” how their music is used by AI

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Max Richter tells MPs that artists “must have the right to determine” how their music is used by AI

Yesterday the UK Parliament put the spotlight on copyright and AI again, with Max Richter among those to speak on behalf of creators. He criticised the “erosion of copyright” being proposed by the government, which is considering introducing a new copyright exception for AI companies…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2025

Spotify wants to be “the best in the world at building AI products” and is focused on “accelerated execution”... but still no super-premium launch

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Spotify • 8 min read

Spotify wants to be “the best in the world at building AI products” and is focused on “accelerated execution”... but still no super-premium launch

Spotify has now been profitable for four quarters straight - a strong indication that its cost cutting and monetisation efforts are paying off. Now, says the company, it’s going to focus on high quality users and “accelerated execution” with AI playing a key part in its onward strategy…

Sam Taylor • 04 Feb 2025

Simply prompting an AI model doesn’t make you the author of a copyrighted work, according to the US Copyright Office

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US Copyright Office • 3 min read

Simply prompting an AI model doesn’t make you the author of a copyrighted work, according to the US Copyright Office

When people have tried to register AI-generated works with the US Copyright Office, it has always said that only AI-assisted works enjoy copyright protection. It reaffirms that position in a new report, but provides more information on how to distinguish between AI-generated and AI-assisted content…

Chris Cooke • 30 Jan 2025

UK government is “giving away the property rights” of creators, warn Lords as they force AI copyright safeguards into Data Bill

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Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

UK government is “giving away the property rights” of creators, warn Lords as they force AI copyright safeguards into Data Bill

Peers in the House of Lords have rallied together in a cross-party effort to force a number of amendments into the government’s Data (Use And Access) Bill. Those amendments - which still need to pass through the Commons - aim to provide safeguards for copyright owners in the context of AI…

Sam Taylor • 30 Jan 2025

Suno’s content “obviously infringes copyrights” of prominent German songwriters says GEMA lawsuit

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Suno’s content “obviously infringes copyrights” of prominent German songwriters says GEMA lawsuit

GEMA has sued another AI company for copyright infringement. Having sued OpenAI last year, it has now filed a lawsuit against music AI platform Suno. While Suno has already been sued by the major labels in the US, this lawsuit will test the copyright obligations of the AI company under European law…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jan 2025

Copyright group says UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan stance on data mining reform is “deeply concerning”

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Copyright group says UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan stance on data mining reform is “deeply concerning”

Earlier this week the UK government launched its AI Opportunities Action Plan, basically stating that UK law should have an AI copyright exception like EU law, even though ministers are in the midst of a consultation supposedly scrutinising that proposal. The copyright industries are not impressed…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2025

UK government proposes copyright exception to help make UK attractive to AI companies as part of new consultation

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Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

UK government proposes copyright exception to help make UK attractive to AI companies as part of new consultation

The UK government has formally proposed introducing a new copyright exception for AI companies that use existing content to train their models, but with an opt-out for copyright owners. The music industry will oppose that proposal via a consultation that the government has just opened…

Chris Cooke • 17 Dec 2024

Creative industries demand copyright control as UK plans AI shake-up

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Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

Creative industries demand copyright control as UK plans AI shake-up

With the UK government expected to launch another consultation on AI and copyright tomorrow, a new coalition has formed bringing together organisations from across the wider creative and copyright industries. It says that the UK must maintain a “robust copyright framework” in the AI era…

Chris Cooke • 16 Dec 2024

EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter

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EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter

Organisations representing creators across Europe have written to EU Commissioners Henna Virkkunen and Glenn Micallef calling for an ambitious AI strategy that deals with the impact generative AI is having on the creative industries, insisting that the existing EU AI Act is only a “temporary fix”…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2024

AI generated music will suck €4 billion a year away from music creators by 2028 says CISAC

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AI generated music will suck €4 billion a year away from music creators by 2028 says CISAC

CISAC has published a new report looking at the impact generative AI will have on music creators’ earnings. It estimates that 24% of those earnings could be at risk, resulting in annual losses of €4 billion by 2028, while the value of AI-generated music will surge to €16 billion a year…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2024