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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. Nonetheless, before any policy and law-making endeavour can be undertaken, a fitness test of the existing IP framework is indispensable.

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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. For these reasons, authors such as Hao-Yun Chen , Peter Slowinski , and Begoña Gonzalez Otero seem to reject the protection of models under copyright law. Can model weights qualify as a database?

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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. and] will explore how this could be expanded. ” ICO should update its guidance for processing activities relating to AI as a service (AIaaS).