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Chinese judge discusses ruling that granted AI-generated image copyright protection

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Chinese judge discusses ruling that granted AI-generated image copyright protection

A judge in China has discussed her 2023 ruling that an image created using generative AI should enjoy copyright protection, stating during a lecture that she hoped her judgement would encourage people to make use of generative AI tools…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2024

No copyright exception for AI reiterates UK government - but tech companies still lobbying for more change

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No copyright exception for AI reiterates UK government - but tech companies still lobbying for more change

The UK government has again confirmed it is no longer planning to introduce a new data mining exception in copyright law to benefit the AI sector, but it remains under intense lobbying from tech companies that want easy access to copyright protected works to train AI models…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

US Congress told to clarify AI training is not fair use and the market can sort out everything else

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US Congress told to clarify AI training is not fair use and the market can sort out everything else

Another session on AI took place in US Congress yesterday, this time looking at the impact of AI on journalism - unsurprisingly the publishers taking part were adamant that training an AI model with existing content does not constitute fair use under American copyright law…

Chris Cooke • 11 Jan 2024

Music industry welcomes proposed new laws to help performers protect their voices and likeness from AI clones

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Music industry welcomes proposed new laws to help performers protect their voices and likeness from AI clones

Proposals have been introduced in the US House Of Representatives - and in the state of Tennessee - that will allow artists to control the use of their voice in the context of AI…

Chris Cooke • 11 Jan 2024

SAG-AFTRA hails “groundbreaking” voice clone agreement with AI company Replica

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SAG-AFTRA hails “groundbreaking” voice clone agreement with AI company Replica

American performer union SAG-AFTRA has announced “a groundbreaking AI voice agreement” with Replica Studios that, it says, “paves the way for professional voice over artists to safely explore new employment opportunities for their digital voice replicas”…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jan 2024

OpenAI responds to NYT lawsuit - says training is fair use, "regurgitations" are rare

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OpenAI responds to NYT lawsuit - says training is fair use, "regurgitations" are rare

OpenAI has published a blog post responding to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it by the New York Times. It insists - once again - that its use of existing content to train an AI model is fair use, while bigging up its collaborations with other content owners…

Chris Cooke • 09 Jan 2024

New York Times journalist slams OpenAI as "no different than any other thief" in latest copyright lawsuit

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New York Times journalist slams OpenAI as "no different than any other thief" in latest copyright lawsuit

Two American journalists have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement…

Chris Cooke • 08 Jan 2024

Generative AI being used to create fake pre-release ‘pirate’ tracks, says UMG content protection boss

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Generative AI being used to create fake pre-release ‘pirate’ tracks, says UMG content protection boss

Universal Music’s VP Of Global Content Protection has made a submission to WIPO on the impact of generative AI on music copyright, noting that - among other things - people involved in pre-release leaks are being scammed by people using AI to generate vocal clones…

Chris Cooke • 18 Dec 2023

Music industry cautiously welcomes outcome of last week's EU AI Act talks

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Music industry cautiously welcomes outcome of last week's EU AI Act talks

German song rights society GEMA and global record industry trade group IFPI have both welcomed the outcome of last week’s negotiations around the EU AI Act, with key transparency obligations remaining in the latest draft…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2023

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

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Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

The American record industry has submitted a ‘reply comment’ to the US Copyright Office’s AI inquiry, again hitting out at the suggestion that using existing music to train a generative AI model constitutes ‘fair use’…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus calls on EU to keep clear transparency obligations in AI Act

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CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus calls on EU to keep clear transparency obligations in AI Act

CISAC and its President Björn Ulvaeus have called on European lawmakers to ensure that clear transparency obligations remain in the EU AI Act, ahead of crucial talks in Brussels this week to agree a final version of the AI regulating legislation…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

Sony Music digital chief asks Congress to close "legal loopholes" to ensure artists can stop authorised AI voice clones

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Sony Music digital chief asks Congress to close "legal loopholes" to ensure artists can stop authorised AI voice clones

Sony Music's President of Global Digital Business Dennis Kooker has spoken at a US Senate session on AI calling for a US-wide publicity right to make it easier for artists to stop authorised voice clones…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023