New Book Explores Collective Management of Copyright in the Digital Age external link
collective management, Copyright
Keyword: Copyright
Copyright Liability and Generative AI: What’s the Way Forward? download
Abstract
The intersection of copyright liability and generative AI has become one of the most complex and debated issues in the field of copyright law. AI systems have advanced significantly to allow the creation of fantastic new content but they are also capable of producing outputs that evoke, adapt, or recreate content that is protected by copyright law, sparking several infringement proceedings against AI companies, particularly in the US. With this rapid evolution comes the need to re-examine existing legal frameworks and theories. In this contribution, I would like to focus on liability challenges at the output stage of AI content generation and share some insights from Sweden to finally ponder about possible paths forward.
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Copyright, Generative AI, liability
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The TDM Opt-Out in the EU – Five Problems, One Solution external link
Copyright, text and data mining
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EU copyright law roundup – first trimester of 2025 external link
Economic Contribution of Copyright Industries in the Netherlands – a study based on the WIPO Guide download
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This study measures the economic contribution of industries for which copyright is relevant using the methodology as defined in the Guide of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The study, which is being conducted for the third time using this methodology, shows that in 2022, the copyright industries contributed 60 billion euros in added value, accounting for 6.0% of Dutch GDP. Their relative economic impact has therefor remained stable over time: in 2011 copyright industries accounted for 6.0% of GDP and in 2005 their share was 5.9% of GDP. Despite the economic shock caused by the corona pandemic, the relative contribution of copyright-related industries within the economy remained stable, with only minor fluctuations in GDP share and employment between 2019 and 2022.
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Copyright, economics, WIPO
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Online inbreuken in beeld: Online gebruik van niet gelicentieerd beeld door particulieren, zzp’ers en kleine verenigingen en stichtingen external link
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Particulieren, zzp’ers, en kleine niet-commerciële initiatieven maken regelmatig inbreuk op het auteursrecht van fotografen door beeld zonder licentie online te plaatsen. Een deel van deze inbreuken gebeurt mogelijk onopzettelijk door een gebrek aan kennis van het auteursrecht. Deze constatering heeft ertoe geleid dat een motie is aangenomen door de Tweede Kamer om te kijken naar de noodzaak van voorlichting om onopzettelijke inbreuken te voorkomen en te zorgen dat fotografen een eerlijke vergoeding krijgen voor het online gebruik van hun beeld.
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Copyright and Generative AI: Opinion external link
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The ECS considers that the current development of generative artificial intelligence (AI), under the regulatory framework set up by the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) of 2019 and the AI Act of 2024 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), leaves legal uncertainties and several open questions. The following issues require, in the view of the ECS, urgent consideration by the European Union.
Copyright
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Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights external link
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Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights, currently in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive analysis of the various operational collective management organization (CMO) models, their rights and obligations vis-à-vis authors, other rightholders and users, the acquisition of the legal authority to license and (most importantly) the rights to license digital uses of protected material, and the creation (or improvement) of information systems to deal with the increasingly complex tasks of rights management and licensing. Over the past three decades, CMOs have become the nerve centres of copyright licensing in virtually every country. Their expertise and knowledge of copyright law and management have proven essential to making copyright work in the digital age. However, they have also been at the centre of debates about their effectiveness, transparency and governance.
collective management, Copyright, related rights
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What Is a ‘Research Organisation’ and Why It Matters: From Text and Data Mining to AI Research
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Copyright, text and data mining
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Copyright’s critical mess: music metadata external link
Copyright, metadata, music