'Unsustainable status quo': AI companies and publishers respond to Govt copyright consultation

'Unsustainable status quo': AI companies and publishers respond to Govt copyright consultation

The UK Government’s proposal to allow AI companies to automatically train their models on online content unless the rightsholder specifically opts out has been described as “unworkable”. A range of responses to the Government consultation on its proposed change to the existing copyright regime have been published, with many slamming the potential effect on the media industry. The Government is currently analysing responses to the consultation, w…

Journalism Wants Protection. Legal Publishing Wants to Be Read—When It Comes to Fair Use and AI

Reporting from the University of Mississippi’s symposium on ‘Addressing the Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Democracy,’ Cameron Larkin of The Daily Mississippian covered remarks by attorney Ian Crosby from Susman Godfrey here in Seattle—lead counsel for The New York Times in its lawsuit against OpenAI—who argued that the doctrine of fair use should protect journalism from being exploited by AI. The stakes for journalism in …

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

Protecting artists’ rights: what responsible AI means for the creative industries - Global Comment

Paula Gortázar, University of Westminster The global sprint to develop artificial intelligence technologies is intensifying, fuelled by substantial investments from both public and private sectors keen to maintain a competitive edge in the AI era. In the UK, the AI industry is predicted to generate £400 billion by 2030. Yet the regulatory frameworks that govern […] The post Protecting artists’ rights: what responsible AI means for the creative i…

UK AI Copyright Rules May Backfire, Causing Biased Models & Low Creator Returns – DG Verifications & Stats

Image: pichetw/Envato Elements Barring companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta from training AI on copyrighted material in the UK may undermine model quality and economic impact, policy experts warn. They say that it will lead to bias in model outputs, undermining their effectiveness, while rightsholders are unlikely to receive the level of compensation they anticipate. The UK government opened a consultation in December 2024 to explore ways to …

UK AI Copyright Rules May Backfire, Causing Biased Models & Low Creator Returns

Three policy experts explain why they think anything less than a complete text and data mining exemption in UK copyright law will result in ineffective AI models and hamper innovation in the country.