AI and copyright: Parliament rules in favor of creators
Adopted by a large majority, Axel Voss’s own-initiative report on artificial intelligence and copyright sends a clear political signal to the European Commission. Faced with arguments from technology companies, MEPs chose to support the demands of the cultural sector, which welcomes a text calling for greater transparency, authorization, and remuneration in the use of works to train AI systems. Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted in plenary session the initiative report by German MEP Axel Voss (EPP) on artificial intelligence and copyright, by 460 votes to 71, with 88 abstentions. The tone and recommendations of the resolution clearly favor creators, who are arguing in Brussels that the current legal framework, particularly the opt-out system for training AI models, has proven largely ineffective. The text, drafted by the Committee on Legal Affairs…