AI lab TL;DR | João Pedro Quintais - Untangling AI Copyright and Data Mining in EU Compliance

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João Quintais discusses the intersection of the AI Act and EU copyright law, particularly regarding text and data mining.

🔍 In this TL;DR episode, João Quintais (Institute for Information Law) explains the interaction between the AI Act and EU copyright law, focusing on text and data mining (TDM). He unpacks key issues like lawful access, opt-out mechanisms, and transparency obligations for AI developers. João explores challenges such as extraterritoriality and trade secrets, offering insights into how voluntary codes of practice and contractual diligence could help align AI innovation with EU copyright rules. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI 📌 TL;DR Highlights ⏲️[00:00] Intro ⏲️[00:51] Q1-What are the key interactions between the AI Act and EU copyright law, particularly concerning text and data mining (TDM) practices? ⏲️[7:12] Q2-How do you see the transparency obligations of the AI Act shaping the relationship between AI developers and rightsholders? ⏲️[15:22] Q3-Is the extraterritorial reference of Recital 106 of the AI Act enforceable? ⏲️[24:35] Wrap-up & Outro 💭 Q1 - What are the key interactions between the AI Act and EU copyright law, particularly concerning text and data mining (TDM) practices 🗣️ "The AI Act links to Article 4 by obliging general-purpose AI (GPAI) model…

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Guest: João Pedro Quintais

Topics covered

• AI copyright
• data mining
• EU compliance
• transparency obligations
• extraterritoriality
• trade secrets

Keywords

• AI Act
• EU copyright law
• text and data mining
• transparency obligations
• extraterritoriality
• trade secrets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Information Law, EU

Books & works: AI Act, Copyright Directive of 2019

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