US EditionGiles Martin on AI plans: 'It's like saying you can burgle my house unless I ask you not to'
- Giles Martin, an English record producer, criticized UK proposals allowing AI firms to use artists' works without permission unless creators opt out.
- The proposals follow growing concerns about AI training using copyrighted works without explicit consent, prompting legal and industry pushback.
- Over 1,000 musicians, including Sir Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, and Annie Lennox, protested, calling for protections and transparency in AI usage of creative content.
- Giles Martin expressed that original creations should remain exclusively the creator’s own and criticized the opt-out system by comparing it to allowing unauthorized people to take from one's property unless explicitly told not to.
- The debate signals a key legal challenge balancing AI innovation with creator rights, with expected future litigation likely to shape copyright law for AI training.
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Producer Giles Martin says Government must do more to ‘protect artists’ from AI
Industry leaders gathered in London to call on the Government to scrap plans that would allow AI firms to use creative content without permission.
Giles Martin on AI plans: 'It's like saying you can burgle my house unless I ask you not to'
Under plans being debated by government, an exemption to copyright would be created for training artificial intelligence (AI), so tech firms would not need a licence to use copyrighted material - putting the onus on creators to opt out to prevent their work from being used.
Giles Martin on AI plans: 'It's like saying you can burgle my house un
Producer Giles Martin has said plans to allow AI firms to use artists’ work without permission, unless creators opt out, is like criminals being given free rein to burgle houses unless they are specifically told not to. Martin, who is the son of Beatles producer George Martin and worked with Sir Paul McCartney on the Get Back documentary series and the 2023 Beatles track Now And Then, spoke to Sky News at a UK Music protest at Westminster coinci…
Training AI systems: Is it stealing or just learning by example?
In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly pervades creative domains, the question of how copyright laws apply to AI-generated content is becoming more pressing. As AI systems grow more sophisticated, they are capable of generating everything from text and music to visual art and even software code. Both AI and creative sectors contribute significantly to the UK’s economy, with creative industries generating £124.8 billion annuall…
How Copyright Lawyers are Responding to the UK’s New AI and IP Proposals
In an effort to respond to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and the mounting concerns among content creators, the UK government released a set of proposals in December 2024 aimed at reshaping how copyright law applies to AI development. For copyright lawyers, this marks a pivotal moment – a potential reshaping of long-standing legal principles in the face of emerging technology. At the core of these proposals lies a legal balanc…
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