The UK’s government decided against implementing a broad copyright exception for AI training. This decision follows earlier plans to allow AI companies to use copyrighted content for training without a license, which has now been reversed. The music industry has…
In Nov. 2023, the UK Court of Appeals put forth a ruling in THJ v Sheridan that benefits open culture. It clarified that to satisfy the originality requirement under UK copyright law, works must reflect the author’s creative choices and…
The article discusses a study of the restrictive practices of cultural institutions in controlling digital copies of public domain artworks. Some institutions claim new rights over reproduction images, thereby limiting their use in education and research and prioritizing income over…