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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”

TorrentFreak

Conducted by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the inquiry invited submissions from stakeholders on numerous topics, including the identification of barriers to maintaining and increasing overseas investment. ” The problem is highlighted by the MPA, and separately by members Warner and Paramount. .

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

The webinar will inter alia focus on metadata systems to ensure that digital music usage is recognized and creators receive payment. The event will focus on topics like digital platforms, investment in electronic communications infrastructures, Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and Artificial Intelligence.

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RIAA Targets ‘AI Hub’ Discord Users Over Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law. Exactly what is allowed and what isn’t is a topic of legislative debate. Meanwhile, the AI Hub server remains online.

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Taking Aim at Sharing News Online: Bill C-18 and the Government’s Misguided Requirement to Mandate Payment for Internet Linking

Michael Geist

According to Rodriguez, Facebook should pay La Presse for the link that he posted and his Bill C-18, the Online News Act , would create a mandatory arbitration system overseen by the CRTC to ensure that they do. Since Twitter is dominated by sharing links, Canadian news organizations could certainly pursue payments. Including U.S.

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Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part One: The Risk to Free Flow of Information

Michael Geist

Since its introduction in early April, the Online News Act (Bill C-18) has flown below the public’s radar screen. If the government thinks that legislation is needed to mandate payment for use of news articles, it should amend its bill to reflect actual use as most would commonly understand it.

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Leaked EC Plan to Combat IPTV Piracy Disappoints Rightsholders

TorrentFreak

Perhaps fittingly given the topic, the EC’s report has already leaked online and according to reports, rightsholders are underwhelmed by the document, to put it mildly. Advertisers and payment services could ensure that don’t help to finance or facilitate piracy. Such voluntary actions aren’t unheard of.

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Human vs AI Analysis of USPTO Updates – How Does Bard Fare?

IP Tech Blog

To evaluate the capabilities of Generative AI, we selected the USPTO’s recent announcement about grants of digital patents as a topic, and compared a blog that we prepared and a blog that Generative AI (here, Google Bard) prepared. The new system will allow inventors to access their patents online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.