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The world of generative AI is so complex, and moving so quickly, that it is no wonder that even the relatively recent EU AI Act, which entered into force two years ago, is being left behind by the latest developments. And the EU Copyright Directive, which was drawn up nearly a decade ago, is the digital equivalent of the UK’s 1865 Red Flag Act, which governed “self-propelled vehicles”, and required “a man with a red flag was to walk at least 60 yd (55 m) ahead of each vehicle”.
From Walled Culture.
Yesterday I mentioned the important consultation on IPRED, how
it was closing soon, and what a good idea it would be if you applied to
take part immediately. I also noted there's a helpful guide to filling
in the consultation, from EDRI, but I omitted to mention that there is an equally great one from the Pirate Party MEP Amelia Andersdotter, which I thoroughly recommend.
On
Open Enterprise blog.
IPRED is not that well known, even among
the Net-savvy. And yet it's one of the most important EU directives
that affects the online world, and a consultation on its future closes
at the end of this week, on 30 March. Here's the background from EDRI:
On
Open Enterprise blog.
Techdirt has been covering the UK's long-running saga of attempted copyright reform for some years. Most recently, we wondered
whether even the Hargreaves Review's moderate suggestions would survive
in the face of the usual frenzied lobbying from the copyright industry.
Rather remarkably, they have, and the UK government has published a
list of the legislative changes it proposes to make (pdf).
On
Techdirt.
One of the biggest problems with the current approach to dealing with
alleged copyright infringement is the totally disproportionate nature
of the action undertaken in response to it. The "three strikes"
collective punishment of households that is available in France, New Zealand and South Korea is one example of this. From Finland, we learn about another completely over-the-top action:
On
Techdirt.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote
about how the ever-increasing storage capacity of portable hard drives
made it unlikely that the sharing of music could ever be stopped. That
was a somewhat theoretical piece based on general trends in technology;
but here's some supporting data from a rather unusual source: North
Korea (aka the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" - DPRK).
On
Techdirt.
As you may have heard, Greece is having a spot of bother at the moment. Its economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months alone, and the austerity measures imposed in return for international loans to keep the country running have contributed to a 40% jump in the suicide rate.
On
Techdirt.
This is a continuation of my previous post examining the European
Commission's attempt to dispel what it calls ten "myths" about ACTA [.pdf].
I'm commenting only on the most egregious attempts by the Commission
to talk away the issues - it would be too tedious to go through every
point in detail.
On
Open Enterprise blog.
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