With a collective permit, UK authors get a slice of the AI pie
In an important step towards protecting the rights of the authors in the digital age, UK licensing organizations have announced a new collective permit that will ensure that the authors are paid when their work is used to educate AI genetic systems. Created by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) in collaboration with licensing services (PLS) and the authorization and collection of the authors (ALCS). The move has been described as a “significant development” by the organizations involved, offering a functional and fair alternative to the controversial proposal of the United Kingdom’s government to exemption from copyright to extract text and
