Decisions · Policy · Netherlands
Generative AI and Author Remuneration
Martin Senftleben (Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam) · 2023 · Proposal · non-binding
Can AI be trained on protected works?
Closer to only with permission or pay
A levy on generative AI providers instead of training-based licensing
What it says
Because generative AI may displace authors' income, copyright should secure equitable remuneration. Rather than a training-based model built on the text and data mining opt-out, the paper prefers an output-oriented levy imposing a general payment obligation on AI providers, combinable with mandatory collective management, with revenue funding authors.
Pay creators from AI revenue, without slowing down training in Europe.
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