Call to safeguard copyright in AI development backed by most EU countries
By Luca Bertuzzi ( May 13, 2025, 16:48 GMT | Insight) -- The creative and cultural sectors must be effectively protected from AI development, the culture ministries of 15 EU governments have urged, citing shortcomings in copyright protections within the EU AI Act’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models. Support for the Portugal-led initiative even saw Spain urge revision of the Copyright Directive. The culture ministries' positions are bound to clash with those of economy ministries, however.The creative and cultural sectors must be effectively protected from AI development, the culture ministries of 15 EU governments have urged, citing shortcomings in copyright protections within the EU AI Act’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models....
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