Re:
CEPIC has formally submitted views to the UK consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence closing on 25th February.
Through its global membership CEPIC fosters collaboration, advocate for the rights of picture agencies, and content creators, and ensure that industry standards are adapted to new technologies and sustained. CEPIC has have several UK members and visual content distributed in the UK originates from the the rest of the world.
As a key stakeholder in the creative industries, CEPIC is deeply concerned with the envisaged alteration of copyright law in the UK which we think is presently perfectly fit for purpose to incentivise licensing agreements between AI providers and rightsholders and to provide a sustainable environment to European innovation and SMEs. CEPIIC's submission provides insight into the challenges faced by the image sector, specifically in relation to the options put forward by the government as well as insights into the on-going process in the EU and experience with opt-out mechanisms for rightsholders.
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