For anyone who wants to add to the UK government's consultation on copyright 'protection' (i.e. no protection at all) against AI companies' exploitation, the ALCS has a brilliant guide to help you unpick the questions:
Thanks for the balanced criticism of the government's position on copyright and AI. I spent about six hours answering all the questions earlier this week and was left-facing with the same impression: their proposals will drive inequality by syphoning value from creators' works in the bank account of tech titans.
I was reminded of those 90s anti piracy adverts "you wouldn't steal a car", except with "you wouldn't steal a library"... except that's exactly what these companies are having done, yet rather than seeking a prosecution and protection of rights, the government is trying to backfill the law to make theft okay so long as it's done on a grand scale. It's literally criminal.
For anyone who wants to add to the UK government's consultation on copyright 'protection' (i.e. no protection at all) against AI companies' exploitation, the ALCS has a brilliant guide to help you unpick the questions:
https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-rights-are-under-threat-from-ai-its-time-to-have-your-say/
British citizens can respond to the survey here:
https://ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consultation-on-copyright-and-ai/consultation/
Thanks for the balanced criticism of the government's position on copyright and AI. I spent about six hours answering all the questions earlier this week and was left-facing with the same impression: their proposals will drive inequality by syphoning value from creators' works in the bank account of tech titans.
I was reminded of those 90s anti piracy adverts "you wouldn't steal a car", except with "you wouldn't steal a library"... except that's exactly what these companies are having done, yet rather than seeking a prosecution and protection of rights, the government is trying to backfill the law to make theft okay so long as it's done on a grand scale. It's literally criminal.