38 global creators’ associations denounce a “betrayal” of the objectives that Europe had set for itself.
European Rights Holders Express Disappointment with AI Regulation Implementation
A bitter taste and deep disappointment are being expressed by authors, performing artists, publishers, producers, and other European and global rights holders. In a joint statement, signed on Thursday, July 31st, 38 leading global rights holder organizations express their “dissatisfaction” related to the implementation of the European regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
This discontent applies equally “against the code [of good practices] as well as the guidelines and the sufficiently detailed summary model of the training data published by the European Commission under Article 53 of the European AI regulation.” This text regulating AI in the European Union partially came into effect on Saturday, August 2nd.
Despite their “considerable efforts” implemented “throughout the negotiation process, the final results in no way meet the fundamental concerns that our sectors have consistently raised,” they assert. This coalition emphasizes: “The result does not constitute a balanced compromise.” It is “a missed opportunity to ensure meaningful protection of intellectual property rights in the context of the development of generative AI.” Worse, the AI Act “does not keep the promise made by the European AI regulation itself.”
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