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Darcos Bill: Renaissance Blocks the Text, Battle Postponed

Culture Politique Robotic
Unanimously adopted by the Senate and then by a committee in the National Assembly, the bill on the presumption of use of works by AI systems will not be considered this week in a public session. The reason: the filing of more than a hundred amendments, mainly by Renaissance deputies.…
Anne Genetet Conseil d'Etat Droit d'auteur Guillaume Kasbarian Intelligence artificielle Paul Midy PPL Darcos Prisca Thevenot Renaissance Sylvain Maillard

Spotify’s Video Strategy Now Includes Live Streaming

Culture Web 1,2,3
Spotify is increasingly shifting its focus to live streaming. This aggressive strategy sees the streaming giant outpacing its competitors to control access to fans and maintain a high user retention rate. Spotify is no longer content with recorded music. The company is exploring the acquisition of licenses for the live…
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CISAC Centennial: Macron’s Administration Betrays Beaumarchais

Culture Politique
Gathered in Paris to celebrate CISAC’s centennial and discuss the future of creators’ rights, representatives of authors’ societies from around the world noted a conspicuous absence: that of the French government. Ten years after a reception at Matignon to mark the 90th anniversary of the international authors’ organization, the contrast…
Catherine Pégard CISAC Droit d’auteur Emmanuel Macron Gadi Oron Paris Sylvie Forbin

Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI-Generated Music

Culture Robotic
Behind the promise of easily accessible AI-generated music lies a silent realignment of responsibilities, where uncertainty regarding copyright is becoming the norm. This ownership vacuum effectively shifts the legal and financial risk to the producers. Music supervisors face growing...
Droit d’auteur IA Musique Suno Udio

AI Presumption: Renaissance Introduces Amendments Aimed at Watering Down the Bill

Culture Politique
The cultural sector will no doubt see a sense of déjà vu here. Just as during the AI Act negotiations in Brussels, the only amendments introduced to the Darcos bill come from Renaissance lawmakers. All of them modify, to varying degrees, a text that was nevertheless adopted unanimously by the…
Éric Bothorel IA IA Act Laure Darcos Meta Mistral AI PPL Prisca Thevenot Sénat

The Cédric O vs. Bertrand Burgalat Trial: A Divide That Remains Between Culture and Artificial Intelligence

Culture Politique Robotic
We are publishing the first-instance judgment in the trial pitting Cédric O against Bertrand Burgalat. This provides an opportunity to revisit a case that, far beyond its protagonists, illustrates the persistent tensions between the cultural industries, political power, and artificial intelligence. The publication of the judgment acquitting Bertrand Burgalat in…
Bertrand Burgalat Cedric O Laure Darcos Mediapart Meta Mistral AI SNEP