Private Law Theory

As generative machine learning (ML) systems become more mainstream, the discussion about copyright and ML input is back in the spotlight. At the heart of this discussion is the question of whether authors, creators, and other rightholders need to give permission before their works can be used as input for generative ML systems that produce outputs based on the works on which they have been trained. The issue is beginning to be litigated in the United States and the United Kingdom … (more)

[Paul Keller, Kluwer Copyright Blog, 20 February 2023]