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European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

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European Union • 2 min read

European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

European performer unions and collecting societies, and indie label trade group IMPALA, have called on the EU to come forward with a solution to address what they see as a bad precedent set in a 2020 court case involving Irish performer society RAAP…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

Creator groups call for EU AI Act to retain strong transparency obligations

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EU AI Act • 2 min read

Creator groups call for EU AI Act to retain strong transparency obligations

A number of groups representing creators from various art forms have called on lawmakers in Europe to ensure that the EU AI Act - now in the final phase of being negotiated - retains strong transparency obligations for AI companies…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

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Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

French collecting society SACEM has confirmed that anyone training AI models with its members’ music must first get permission, as it has formally opted out of a data mining exception that is provided by European copyright law…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

EU Advocate General says anti-piracy policy can access IP addresses without breaching data law

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Hadopi • 2 min read

EU Advocate General says anti-piracy policy can access IP addresses without breaching data law

EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has said that entities fighting online piracy should be able to access the IP addresses of suspected copyright infringers without violating data protection laws…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2023

Music industry organisations call on EU institutions to back transparency obligations in new AI Act

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AI • 3 min read

Music industry organisations call on EU institutions to back transparency obligations in new AI Act

A coalition of organisations representing creators and copyright owners have called on all the institutions of the European Union to…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jul 2023