RE: Big in Japan?

Dear Leonard,

thank you for sharing - 

 

EU

much more encouraging the EU AI Act requiring minimal transparency at least
for some forms of AI, foundation etc:

EU AI Act Article 28b(4)(c), compromise version, reads:

 

"Providers of foundation models used in AI systems specifically intended to
generate, with varying levels of autonomy, content such as complex text,
images, audio, or video ("generative AI") and providers who specialise a
foundation model into a generative AI system, shall in addition 

 

.. without prejudice to national or Union legislation on copyright, document
and make publicly available a sufficiently detailed summary of the use of
training data protected under copyright law."

 

Japan

It may well be that important elements in the Minister's statement are lost
in translation - the sheer number of reports in the English international
press are astonishing.

 

Yet, to my knowledge Japanese law remains unchanged - it is permissive, more
so than I would think is just - yet rightsholders are reassured by the
opening paragraph of section 30-4 of the Japanese Copyright law that makes
the exception subject to an unreasonable prejudice test - similar perhaps to
the 3rd or even 2nd test under the Berne Convention: Sections 30-4
<https://www.cric.or.jp/english/clj/cl2.html#art30-3>  and 47-5
<https://www.cric.or.jp/english/clj/cl2.html#art47-5>  Japanese Copyright
Act - the qualifying "chapeau" of section 30-4 and various provisos in 47-5
remain in place for now. 

 

USA

On a different note: US Copyright webinar
<https://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2023/1007.html>  on 28 June - re
application for registration of works "with" AI-generated content.

 

Bon week-end

Warm wishes

Carlo

 

 

From: Leonard Rosenthol <lrosenth@adobe.com> 
Sent: 02 June 2023 15:23
To: public-tdmrep@w3.org
Subject: Japan weighs in on copyright and AI Training

 

 
<https://cacm.acm.org/news/273479-japan-goes-all-in-copyright-doesnt-apply-t
o-ai-training/fulltext>
https://cacm.acm.org/news/273479-japan-goes-all-in-copyright-doesnt-apply-to
-ai-training/fulltext

 

In a surprising move, Japan's government recently reaffirmed that it will
not enforce copyrights on data used in AI training. The policy allows AI to
use any data "regardless of whether it is for non-profit or commercial
purposes, whether it is an act other than reproduction, or whether it is
content obtained from illegal sites or otherwise." Keiko Nagaoka, Japanese
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology,
<https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/122181/posts/685617> confirmed the bold
stance to local meeting, saying that Japan's laws won't protect copyrighted
materials used in AI datasets.

Japan, AI, and Copyright

English language coverage of the situation is sparse. It seems the Japanese
government believes copyright worries, particularly those linked to anime
and other visual media, have held back the nation's progress in AI
technology. In response, Japan is going all-in, opting for a no-copyright
approach to remain competitive.

This news is part of Japan's ambitious plan to become a leader in AI
technology. Rapidus, a local tech firm known for its advanced 2nm chip
technology, is stepping into the spotlight as a serious contender in the
world of AI chips. With Taiwan's political situation looking unstable,
Japanese chip manufacturing could be a safer bet. Japan is also stepping up
to help shape the global rules for AI systems within the G-7.