In the fast-changing landscape of generative AI, companies monetizing the tech — from startups to big tech companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft — are approaching IP risks from very different angles. Some vendors have pledged to defend, financially and otherwise, customers using their generative AI tools who end up on the wrong side of copyright litigation. Others have published policies to shield themselves from liability, leaving customers to foot the legal bills.
Source: Some gen AI vendors say they’ll defend customers from IP lawsuits. Others, not so much. | TechCrunch
In a joint statement addressed to French prime minister Elisabeth Borne, more than 70 French creative organizations signed an email titled “Let’s build world-class AI that respects literary and artistic property!” urging a more ethical approach to the rapidly advancing technology. The move is a response to the Prime Minister launching the country’s first-ever “Committee on Generative Artificial Intelligence” in late September focusing on the both the opportunities and threats posed by AI.
The Music Creators North America (MCNA) issues a statement in support of balancing the mechanical licensing collective (MLC) board. The MLC board currently consists of ten corporate music publishing representatives and just four writers who oversee MLC’s annual collection and distribution of hundreds of millions in music royalties. Since before the passage of the MMA in 2018, MCNA has advocated for a more equitable board structure for music creators.