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Japan newspaper association urges regulation of web crawlers for AI training

( June 5, 2025, 06:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association has urged web crawlers to adhere to news providers’ refusal to allow the use of their content for training generative artificial intelligence. The refusal is set through the technical tool “robots.txt.” The association warned that if web crawlers collect news content despite this setting, it may be considered a violation of Japanese copyright law. Additionally, the association denounced the widespread “free ride” practices on news content and called on the government to implement measures to protect it. The statement, in Japanese, follows. ...

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