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Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Fast forward and see: The Database directive stands unchanged and there is still no clear evidence that the then-new intellectual property right is an effective instrument. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.

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The Jungle Bird, El Diablo, and the Zombie or Machine Learning Models, Computer Programs and Copyright put to the test

Kluwer Copyright Blog

European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions. Additionally, all proprietary and open source software licensing rely on copyright protection. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

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Are AI models’ weights protected databases?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, it’s unclear whether the models themselves are currently protected by intellectual property laws. If model weights qualify as a database, what then? Furthermore, it would give some teeth to open-source licensing conditions, providing means of enforcement beyond contract law.

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The UK government moves forward with a text and data mining exception for all purposes

Kluwer Copyright Blog

As previously reported , between October 2021 and January 2022 the UK Intellectual Property Office held a public consultation on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property laws (more specifically, copyright and patents). Users reported mixed experiences with licensing.

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A “pro-innovation” agenda: the UK Government’s Approach to AI and Digital Technology

LexBlog IP

” Government should announce a clear policy position on the relationship between intellectual property law and generative AI to provide confidence to innovators and investors. labelling) on generated output to support right holders of copyrighted work. [and] and] will explore how this could be expanded.