Brussels – Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun asserted on Friday before European counterparts the necessity for “a new legislative instrument” designed to specifically protect the copyright of European creators in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI), where language models often utilize protected works without obtaining consent or providing compensation.
“It is crucial to establish a new legislative tool to tackle copyright issues within the framework of AI regulations, as this remains unresolved, and the previously approved code of conduct does not address it,” the minister stated to the press upon his arrival at a meeting of EU Culture Ministers in Brussels.
The minister advocated for the government’s commitment to “a significant fight for the protection of creators’ rights” in the context of AI development, particularly regarding transparency, consent, and fair remuneration.
“This is a very important issue for us: the creation of a specific instrument to safeguard creators, alongside a licensing system for them within the AI field,” he said.
Urtasun noted that the Code of Good Practices “is insufficient,” warning that it has not only failed to address copyright risks and creator protection but has also “diluted” European AI regulations on this matter.
He called for a fortification of this regulatory framework to ensure limits on the “massive” use of protected content without adherence to copyright in training language models.
“We are in a position of vulnerability for our creators, who are witnessing their works being used for AI models without the three criteria that Spain promotes: transparency, fair remuneration when works are used, and author consent,” he emphasized. (November 28)
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