Policy

Now, in a new policy paper outlining the company’s preferred approach to AI regulation, Google has argued that training AI models on publicly available web data should “remain protected” by fair use in the US. The paper also says copyright concerns raised by generative AI are best addressed at the level of outputs, not inputs – whether a specific piece of content copies an existing work, rather than how a model was trained.

Source: Google says AI training is fair use and copyright should be policed on outputs, not inputs

The amended complaint names four defendants: Swift; her rights-management company, TAS Rights Management; UMG Recordings; and UMG‘s merchandise arm, Bravado International Group Merchandising Services. It assigns each a separate role, stating that Swift selected, approved, and promoted the designation, that TAS owns and licenses it, that UMG distributes the recordings and related goods, and that Bravado designs, manufactures, and sells the merchandise.

Source: Amended Complaint Filed in Taylor Swift Trademark Case

In June, the European Commission published the final version of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content (Code). Its release nearly completes the largest part of the Commission’s broader effort to develop supporting documents aimed at facilitating compliance with the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the AI Act before those obligations take effect. The Code was developed by independent experts in a multi-stakeholder process coordinated by the AI Office.

Source: The EU’s AI Transparency Code of Practice, Explained

A proposed UK law is being drafted to stop companies deploying AI bots from using deceptive tactics to scrape websites. The Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill is unlikely to become law, unless it secures backing from the Government, but it has the support of publishers and could well help shape other legislation. The move follows New York state passing the Stealth Crawler Preservation Act.

Source: UK news industry backs law to stop deceptive AI scraping