Uncertainty as government parks AI copyright reform – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Plans for law reform to open up access to copyright material for training AI systems have been abandoned by the government in the face of trenchant opposition by rights holders. A long-awaited policy paper published today states that the government’s original proposal – to allow ‘data mining’ of copyright works unless the holder specifically opts out – ’is no longer the government’s preferred way forward’.’

Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/uncertainty-as-government-parks-ai-copyright-reform/5126241.article