Paul Keller

I wrote up some first thoughts on MEP Axel Voss’s draft report on generative #AI and #Copyright Beyond the back and forth on the TDM exception, the report offers valuable insights on how generative AI affects the sustainability of creative production, with proposals on remuneration and transparency. In my blog post, I explore where it aligns with—and differs from—our recent white paper on the impact of GenAI on the sustainability of the information ecosystem:

https://openfuture.eu/blog/licensing-levies-and-the-limits-of-copyright/

Yesterday we published the first part of a feasibility study for @index out the design principles for the public registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works that we are currently building. Next step: the first prototype, coming after the summer: https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/feasibility-study-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-rights-registry/

We have just launched the website for the CommonsDB project where we are documenting our work on building a public registry for #PublicDomain and openly licensed works:

https://www.commonsdb.org

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