Regarding copyright infringement, which is a concern due to the development and use of generative AI, the Agency for Cultural Affairs held a subcommittee of the Council for Cultural Affairs to identify acts that may constitute copyright infringement even during the learning stage of AI. We have summarized our ideas.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs held discussions in a subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council made up of experts in order to organize the idea of what kind of acts using generative AI constitute copyright infringement, and public information collected from January to February was held. Approximately 25,000 opinions and opinions were received in the comments.
Based on this, on the 29th, at a subcommittee meeting held in Tokyo, a proposal for ``Thoughts on AI and Copyright'' was presented.
Regarding Article 30-4 of the Copyright Act, which in principle allows AI to learn copyrighted works without permission,
▽ the act of intentionally and intensively learning the works of a specific creator, and
▽ restrictions on searches. If you use data from a website that has taken measures to prevent it from being used for learning purposes, it may be a copyright violation, and we ask that you use this as a reference when developing and using the data.
In addition, the attending committee members repeatedly expressed the opinion that it is important to continue considering the idea and strike a balance between protecting rights and utilizing AI.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs will report the ideas it has compiled to the Copyright Subcommittee meeting to be held in March, and will disseminate the ideas widely.