AI and copyright - EU: Copyright infrastructure Task Force
Copyright Infrastructure 2024-2027
OKM024:00/2024 Development
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The Copyright infrastructure on national, EU and global level supports industry-specific initiatives to promote the proper functioning of the copyright system in particular to form an open rights data framework (ORDF) for new technologies. This webpage is dedicated for the national level AI- subgroups and on EU-level the Copyright Infrastructure Task Force (CITF).
Project status
CI Task Force: Presentation of implementation strategy
1.1.2024 – 26.3.2024 Working group
Documents
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15.4.2024 Philippe Rixhon
Copyright Infrastructure Task Force in one page
Copyright Conference of the Belgian Presidency in Namur
9.4.2024 Philippe Rixhon
Link to the excellent program and presentation as the Copyright Conference in Namur - Second day reflected on Copyright Infrastructure Task Force and the AI and Copyright Use case https://economie.fgov.be/en/events/belgian-copyright-conference
Slides for Copyright Infrastructure and the Copyright & AI use case PDF
12.3.2024 Philippe Rixhon
- Slides
The CI Task force and the Proposition of a Copyright & AI use case PDF
30.1.2024 Philippe Rixhon
This document presents the proposition of the Copyright Infrastructure Task Force instigated by the Governments of Finland and Estonia and is accompanied by the slide deck Copyright Infrastructure Task Force – Proposition
CI Task Force: Legal and technical definitions for the AI use case
30.1.2024 – 4.6.2024 Meeting
The CITF met 4 times to draft a document describing the legal and technical definitions of the AI use case, including examples for sectors in focus
Documents
The Proposition of an AI and Copyright use case PDF
12.7.2024 Anna Vuopala
The Proposition of the CITF and AI use case PDF
12.7.2024 Philippe Rixhon
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12.7.2024 Philippe Rixhon
Legal specifications: AI & copyright use case
4.3.2024 Anna Vuopala
- The document is currently being developed in the CI Task Force - Please send comments to this version are welcome until 22 March, 2024 to Anna Vuopala, [email protected]
Development of the Copyright Infrastructure 2020-2023
24.4.2024 Other
Link to the portal of dialogue: https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM020:00/2020
Additional information
AI subgroup meetings: 1/3 meeting of Groups I, II and III (In Finnish)
24.4.2024 – 30.9.2024 Meeting
AI -pienryhmien ensimmäinen kokoussarja järjestetään 24.4 ja 25.4. (In Finnish)
Ryhmä I: Tekoäly luovassa työssä: käytännöt ja näkökulmat
Ryhmässä keskustellaan mm. tekoälysovellusten käytöstä luomisprosessissa ja tekoälyn vaikutuksesta luovuuteen, ja miten asia ilmenee esim. teostiedoissa
Kenelle: tekijät/esittäjät, ml. kansalaisyhteiskunta
Ryhmä II: Teknologia
- Ryhmässä keskustellaan mm. uusista teknologioista ja tekijänoikeuteen liittyvän datan hallinnasta, sekä datataloudesta tekijänoikeusjärjestelmän toimivuuden edistämiseksi; avoimet tunnisteet (ISNI ym.) ja metadatan laadun parantaminen
Kenelle: asiantuntijat lohkoketju-, data/metadata/ metaversum-kysymyksissä
Ryhmä III: Juridiikka
Ryhmässä keskustellaan mm. EU:n tekoälyasetuksen kansallisesta toimeenpanosta; input, läpinäkyvyys ja output, kunnioittaminen, lisensiointi
Kenelle: juristit toimialalta ml. täytäntöönpano, esim. CMO/ kustantajat
CI Task Force: update on progress
30.4.2024 Meeting
Agenda
1. State of play of CITF, Anna
2. Introduction of national projects, new participants welcome
3. Europeum – Timeline, Philippe/ Anna
4. AI and Copyright use case – Status, Anna
5. Copyright Infrastructure work, Philippe & co
- building blocks for the AI and Copyright use case, such as enhanced open standards for author and work identifications and authorship declarations
- current national projects in Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and Latvia
6. Next steps
CI Task Force meeting
4.6.2024 Meeting
- Presentation of the First Project (to prepare for the AI use case group) financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture
Agenda (CET)
8.30 Introduction by Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland – 5 minutes
8.35 European Alliance for Research Excellence EARE presentation; copyright challenges, current standardisation and technical initiatives, tbc– 15 minutes
8.50 Updates on AI Use Case: Establishment of Europeum EDIC and adoption of the ISCC code – 10 minutes, tbc
9.00 A presentation of 5 options for a first focused project of the Copyright Infrastructure Task Force – 15 minutes, Philippe Rixhon
9.15 Discussion, selection of an option, “registration” of prospective participants in the first project – approx. 40 minutes CITF
10.00 Next steps, Anna Vuopala
AI -subgroup meeting 2/3 29.8 - 4.9. (in Finnish)
28.8.2024 – 4.9.2024 Meeting
AI -pienryhmien toinen (2.) kokoussarja järjestetään 29.8 - 4.9 (In Finnish)
Ryhmä I – Luova työ
o 2/3 torstaina 29.8 klo 8.30 – 10.30 Kh Aleksanteri, Kirkkokatu 12
Ryhmä II -Teknologia
o 2/3 keskiviikkona 4.9 klo 11.00 – 13.00 Kh Jakovara, Mariankatu 9
Ryhmä III - Juridiikka
o 2/3 keskiviikkona 4.9 klo 12.30-14.30, Kh Kruunu, Kirkkokatu 12 (aikaistettu tilapulan vuoksi)
HUOM! Jos tulee este ja haluatte lähettää sijaisen MUISTAKAA YSTÄVÄLLISESTI ilmoittaa siitä Lauralle ([email protected]), joka lisää teidät vahtimestarin listalle!
CI Task Force: First physical meeting in Brussels
19.9.2024 Working group
The CITF plans to meet in Brussels to discuss the First Project and the future of the copyright infrastructure work on EU level.
Agenda
19 September Afternoon
12:30 Lunch at Cafeteria at the Europa Building
13.30 Exchange about the future of the Copyright infrastructure at EU level with EU Commission and HU Presidency
- State of play of the CITF, Anna Vuopala& Philippe Rixhon
- Head of Unit Emmanuelle Du Chalard, DG CNECT, European Commission
14:30 Next steps
AI -pienryhmien I, II ja III 3/3 kokous 24-25.9.2024 (In Finnish)
24.9.2024 Working group
Ryhmä I – Luova työ
o 3/3 tiistaina 24.9. klo 13-15, Kh Aleksanteri, Kirkkokatu 12
Ryhmä II -Teknologia
o 3/3 keskiviikkona 25.9 klo 8.30 – 10.30 Kh Labra, Pasila virastokeskus, Opastinsilta 12
Ryhmä III - Juridiikka
o 3/3 keskiviikkona 25.9 klo 13-15, Kh Labra, Pasila virastokeskus, Opastinsilta 12
HUOM! Jos tulee este ja haluatte lähettää sijaisen MUISTAKAA YSTÄVÄLLISESTI ilmoittaa siitä Lauralle ([email protected]), joka lisää teidät vahtimestarin listalle!
AI subgroups: reports of all three subgroups at the National Copyright Delegation
28.10.2024 Meeting
On the agenda of the 4th meeting of the National Copyright Delegation was the report of the leaders of the subgroups (Group I Creative work Virva Salama/Nora Kajantie, Group II Technology Ano Sirppiniemi; Group Legal: III Ismo Huhtanen and Maria Rehbinder)
In addition to the ppt presentation, a more comprehensive material is delivered about the subgroups' work where different sectors' viewpoints on the rapid development of artificial intelligence are described separately.
CI Task Force - updates on progress
29.10.2024 Meeting
Agenda 29 October 8.30 – 11 (CET)
8.30 State of play by Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland
8.35 Introduction of new initiatives:
- AI policy/ ALT EDIC membership, Lithuania
- Mapping of sources for copyright statistics, open copyright data, open content, Finland
8.50 Updates on the AI Use Case (including First Project) – Philippe
9.15 Roadmap for CITF – Considerations, Anna Vuopala
9.45 AI Policy questionnaire & CITF – Anna Vuopala (see attached draft)
10.30 Next steps, Anna Vuopala
AI-pienryhmien raportointi: Ryhmä I: Tekoäly luovassa työssä (in Finnish)
15.11.2024 Reporting
Kaikkien AI-pienryhmien loppuraportit löytyvät Tekijänoikeusasioiden neuvottelukunnan Hankeikkunasta, tarkemmin seuraavalta etapilta: AI - pienryhmien I, II ja III loppuraportit
LINKKI
https://okm.fi/hanke?tunnus=OKM046:00/2023
Additional information
AI-pienryhmien raportointi: Ryhmä II- Teknologia (In FInnish)
15.11.2024 Reporting
Kaikkien AI-pienryhmien loppuraportit löytyvät Tekijänoikeusasioiden neuvottelukunnan Hankeikkunasta, tarkemmin seuraavalta etapilta: AI - pienryhmien I, II ja III loppuraportit
LINKKI
https://okm.fi/hanke?tunnus=OKM046:00/2023
Additional information
AI-pineryhmien raportointi: Ryhmä III - Juridiikka (In Finnish)
15.11.2024 Reporting
Kaikkien AI-pienryhmien loppuraportit löytyvät Tekijänoikeusasioiden neuvottelukunnan Hankeikkunasta, tarkemmin seuraavalta etapilta: AI - pienryhmien I, II ja III loppuraportit
LINKKI
https://okm.fi/hanke?tunnus=OKM046:00/2023
Additional information
CI Task Force: Update on progress
26.11.2024 Meeting
Agenda 29 October 8.30 – 11 (CET)
8.30 State of play by Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland
8.35 Introduction of new initiatives (tbc)
- Finnish membership in ALT EDIC
- Mapping exercise of sources relating to copyright data
8.50 Updates on the AI Use Case (including First Project) – Philippe
9.15 Roadmap for CITF – Considerations, Anna Vuopala
9.45 AI Policy questionnaire & CITF – Anna Vuopala (see attached draft)
10.30 Next steps, Anna Vuopala
CI Task Force: update on progress
28.1.2025 Meeting
Draft agenda, 28 January 2025 at 8.30 am – 11.00 am CET
8.30 State of play by Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland – 15 minutes
8.45 Introduction of new participants / initiatives relating to copyright infrastructure, AI etc.
• TBC, subject to suggestions from participants ~ 45 minutes
9.20 Updates on the CITF AI Use Case (including First CITF Project) – Philippe Rixhon – 30 minutes
9.50 Copyright infrastructure development during PL presidency ~ 40 minutes (views from participants are expected!)
• Preparatory discussion: Best ways to promote participation from Member States in copyright infrastructure development
10.30 Next steps, Anna Vuopala
CI Task Force: Theme Standardisation
25.2.2025 Meeting
Agenda, 25 February 2025 at 8.30 am – 11.00 am CET
8.30 State of play by Anna Vuopala, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland – 5 minutes
8.35 Introduction of new initiatives: the Global ID project, Young-Woo Yun, Head of standards section and Nicolas Hauw, GID Senior Project Manager, WIPO
- Q&A
9.10 Standardisation relating to EU AIA / CoP & Copyright; aligning of initiatives – Anna Vuopala – 10 min
9.20 European Multi-Stakeholder Platform for ICT Standardisation
• Contributing to the “Rolling plan”, Carlos Lopez-Rodriguez, European Commission, European Multi-stakeholder platform for ICT Standardisation – 10 min.
• Briefing of exchanges at the MSP meeting on 20 February, Philippe Rixhon, Valunode – 20 min
- Q&A
10.10 Copyright infrastructure development during PL presidency (Exchange at the Council working group 17 June )
• Preparation of policy debate; aligning infrastructure work at the levels of Member States, industry and EU institutions
10.30 Next steps, Anna Vuopala
Lausuntopyyntö: tekoäly- ja tekijänoikeuspienryhmien loppuraporteista
14.3.2025 – 11.4.2025 Round for comments
Lausuntopyyntö lausuntopalvelussa 11.4.2025 saakka
https://www.lausuntopalvelu.fi/FI/Proposal/Participation?proposalId=c3fe512f-22c4-4727-9df6-7a8a7f0d7135
CI Task Force: update on progress
25.3.2025 Meeting
CI Task Force: update on progress
29.4.2025 Meeting
Basic information In progress
Project number OKM024:00/2024
Case numbers VN/7020/2024
Set by Ministry of Education and Culture
Term/schedule 8.3.2024 – 31.3.2027
Date of appointment 19.10.2023
Contact person
Aura Lehtonen, Hallitussihteeri
tel. +358 295 330 340
[email protected]
Summary
The Copyright infrastructure on national, EU and global level supports industry-specific initiatives to promote the proper functioning of the copyright system in particular to form an open rights data framework (ORDF) for new technologies. This webpage is dedicated for the national level AI- subgroups and on EU-level the Copyright Infrastructure Task Force (CITF).
Starting points
NATIONAL LEVEL work will involve subgroups on AI and copyright discussing topics like practices in the use of AI (creativity, authorship), technology (identification, transparency) and legal issues (compliance with DSMD, AI Act etc).
EU LEVEL WORK (AI & copyright use case)
Considering the need and urgency to equip the creative industries with adequate tools to face challenges arising from Large Language Models and Generative AI the CI Task Force has suggested leveraging AI & Copyright to prepare for a Use Case on the opt out mechanism. The Ministry of Education and Culture has provided a grant to the Finnish National Library of 165 000 euro to coordinate the multicountry project (FI, EE and LV). The so called First Project with deadline June 2025 aims to prepare to conduct a Large-Scale Pilot. The CITF works closely TEMS (Trusted Media Data Space), ALT EDIC (Alliance for Language Technologies) etc and also with the EDIC Europeum, in view of becoming one of its Use Case Groups and conduct the pilot in 2025
GLOBAL LEVEL WORK will continue with global level meetings and events relating to infrastructure development www.wipo.int
Development of copyright infrastructure is taking place within all various creative sectors and in cooperation with stakeholders representing various interests in the copyright system. Sharing of experiences within, among and between the creatives sectors supports the development of common best practices and where needed, standards for the compliance of the specific provisions of the copyright system.
To support this work the government of Finland has organised a series of facilitated meetings and workshops between 2020-2023. Finland has also provided funding to the various creative sectors to develop their practices in relation to metadata on works, authors and their terms of use (rights) among others. Such data is considered (electronic) rights management information protected against alteration and removal under the WIPO Internet treaties (1996) and EU directive 2001/29/EC (Information Society)
NATIONAL LEVEL DEVELOPMENT (work led by ministry of Education and Culture in Finland) takes place under the National Copyright Delegation established for 2023-2027 led by State Secretary Kristiina Kokko to Science and Culture Minister Mari-Leena Talvitie. This work continues with a focus on AI and copyright related questions. Subgroups are set for I: Practices related to AI, II: Technologies, III. Legal issues; Groups of 20 experts will met three times during spring and early fall 2024 and reported to the Copyright Delegation in the end of the year 2024. The reports are available here: https://okm.fi/hanke?tunnus=OKM046:00/2023 (in Finnish only)
EU LEVEL DEVELOPMENT takes place within the CI Task Force which is a forum for informal exchanges between experts from EU member states led by Finland. Participants of the CITF are BE, CZ, DE, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT and 2 EFTA members and the European Commission and the EUIPO Observatory (as observers).
The Copyright Infrastructure Task Force is a EU level multi country project established by the initiative of Estonia to Finland in 2022. The Task force consists currently of representatives of some 12 countries as either members or observers and the Commission. The CI Task Force is open to any EU MS (no obligations or financial contributions required) It meets around once a month (Tuesday at 8.30 - 11 am on Teams). Currently the CI Task force is planning and defining a use case to be made on the topic of AI&Copyright (see below). Contact: [email protected]
GLOBAL LEVEL WORK (work led by WIPO)
This work has taken place especially at World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) with the organisation of WIPO Copyright Infrastructure Webinars during 2022-2023 with various stakeholders of the copyright system. Copyright Infrastructure development is partly relevant also in the studies conducted by WIPO on the voluntary registration of rights, transfer of rights and legal deposit systems. The AI Conversations organised remotely by WIPO touch also upon the benefit of new frontier technologies on the management of the global IP system. WIPO's important engagement in this topics continue is continuing in 2024. More information: www.wipo.int
Lausuntopyyntö: tekoäly- ja tekijänoikeuspienryhmien loppuraporteista
14.3.2025 – 11.4.2025 Round for comments
Lausuntopyyntö lausuntopalvelussa 11.4.2025 saakka
https://www.lausuntopalvelu.fi/FI/Proposal/Participation?proposalId=c3fe512f-22c4-4727-9df6-7a8a7f0d7135
Lausuntopyyntö: tekoäly- ja tekijänoikeuspienryhmien loppuraporteista
14.3.2025 – 11.4.2025 Round for comments
Lausuntopyyntö lausuntopalvelussa 11.4.2025 saakka
https://www.lausuntopalvelu.fi/FI/Proposal/Participation?proposalId=c3fe512f-22c4-4727-9df6-7a8a7f0d7135
Meeting materials and appendices
The Proposition of an AI and Copyright use case PDF
12.7.2024 Anna Vuopala
The Proposition of the CITF and AI use case PDF
12.7.2024 Philippe Rixhon
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12.7.2024 Philippe Rixhon
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15.4.2024 Philippe Rixhon
Copyright Infrastructure Task Force in one page
Copyright Conference of the Belgian Presidency in Namur
9.4.2024 Philippe Rixhon
Link to the excellent program and presentation as the Copyright Conference in Namur - Second day reflected on Copyright Infrastructure Task Force and the AI and Copyright Use case https://economie.fgov.be/en/events/belgian-copyright-conference
Slides for Copyright Infrastructure and the Copyright & AI use case PDF
12.3.2024 Philippe Rixhon
- Slides
Legal specifications: AI & copyright use case
4.3.2024 Anna Vuopala
- The document is currently being developed in the CI Task Force - Please send comments to this version are welcome until 22 March, 2024 to Anna Vuopala, [email protected]
The CI Task force and the Proposition of a Copyright & AI use case PDF
30.1.2024 Philippe Rixhon
This document presents the proposition of the Copyright Infrastructure Task Force instigated by the Governments of Finland and Estonia and is accompanied by the slide deck Copyright Infrastructure Task Force – Proposition
Ungrouped
Person
Role, Term
Lehtonen, Aura
Hallitussihteeri
Ministry of Education and Culture
Role: Project contact person
8.3.2024 – 31.3.2027
Vuopala, Anna
HALLITUSNEUVOS
Ministry of Education and Culture
Role: Person in charge
8.3.2024 –