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많은 웹사이트와 마찬가지로, BSA의 웹사이트는 쿠키를 사용하여 해당 웹사이트의 효율적인 기능을 보장하고 당사 사용자에게 최상의 경험을 제공합니다. 당사의 쿠키 사용법 및 귀하의 브라우저 쿠키 설정을 변경하는 법에 대한 자세한 내용은 당사의 쿠키 취급방침에서 더 알아보실 수 있습니다. 쿠키 설정을 변경하지 않고 이 사이트를 계속 이용함으로써 귀하는 당사의 쿠키 사용에 동의하시는 게 됩니다.

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FEB 05, 2019 | EUROPEAN UNION

BSA urges EU Institutions to Enact Mandatory Exception for Text and Data Mining In Copyright Directive

BRUSSELS - February 6, 2019 –Ahead of the upcoming 8 February COREPER meeting, where Member States will vote on a renewed mandate for negotiation on the Copyright Directive, BSA | The Software Alliance urges all three EU Institutions to enact a mandatory exception for Text and Data Mining (TDM) for commercial purposes in Art. 3(a) of the Directive.

TDM is a form of software-enabled analytics that enables unlocking correlations and identifying useful knowledge from information that rests undiscovered in data sets large and small, in ways humans can process and harness for a myriad of valuable purposes. TDM is one of the revolutionary tools used by Artificial Intelligence, a fundamental process in machine-learning and data analytics.

The EU Institutions are currently debating on whether to enact a mandatory exception for Text and Data Mining. As a global organization, BSA has advocated for broad TDM exceptions (only in cases where the party doing so already has lawful access to the underlying work) with all global leaders in AI, with countries such as Japan, Singapore, China and the United States currently providing broad exceptions. At the same time, Canada and Australia are considering updates to their Copyright legislation, including an exception for TDM for commercial uses. With all global leaders moving towards balanced legislation in this field, the EU has the opportunity to claim a leading role in AI development globally.

“With the Trilogues on the Copyright Directive coming to an end, the EU finds itself in the position of deciding whether or not to take a leading role in Artificial Intelligence, creating future-proof rules that protect rightsholders while supporting cutting-edge technologies and research” said Thomas Boué, BSA Director General, Policy – EMEA.“ We urge the EU Institutions to strongly support a mandatory exception for Text and Data Mining in Art. 3a, and ensure that EU-based Industry and Researchers are given the necessary tools to compete globally.”

Singapore

The most recent development in this field was in Singapore, in January 2019. Singapore’s Ministry of Law has on January 17, issued a report containing its policy decisions on its 2016 public consultation on proposed changes to Singapore’s Copyright Act.

With regards to Text and Data Mining, the Ministry has decided to adopt a broad exception for TDM for data analysis, covering both non-commercial and commercial non-consumptive use of copyright works.

Japan

In May 2018 Japan passed an amendment to their Copyright Act, creating various broad and new exceptions aimed at facilitating technological uses of copyrighted works, including TDM. Specifically, it now provides for an exception for non-consumptive uses of copyright works – i.e., uses “where it is not intended to enjoy or to make others enjoy thoughts or sentiments expressed in a work.” The provision points to three specific uses cases that would qualify for the exception, including “where the work is used for information analysis (meaning the extraction, comparison, classification, or other statistical analysis of language, sound, or image, or other elements of which a large number of works or a large volume of information is composed).” This covers the full range of activities involved in machine learning process (including TDM), and does not distinguish between non-commercial or commercial applications of the results of such activities.

The text of the as-passed legislation is available here. For more information, please refer to our TechPost on the new developments in Japan, and how they put Europe at a disadvantage in the original formulation of the Copyright Directive, which can be found here.

Other countries

Canada and Australia are in the process of reviewing their Copyright rules, and are considering enacting broad exception for commercial and non-commercial uses of TDM. While still behind in the process compared to the EU, both countries have shown the intention to support AI development and strengthen their position on global markets.

Lastly, the United States currently provides for a broad exception for Text and Data Mining under the Fair Use Doctrine. This reinforces the global primacy for the United States in Artificial Intelligence, as most global leaders in Artificial Intelligence are either based there, or in the process of moving significant portions of their AI development operations there. Similarly, China provides for broad exceptions for commercial and non-commercial uses for TDM.

BSA 소개

소프트웨어 연합(BSA | The Software Alliance, 이하 BSA)(www.bsa.org)은 각국 정부를 대상으로 세계 시장에서 전 세계 소프트웨어 업계를 대변하고 옹호하는 선도적 연합체입니다. 세계의 가장 혁신적 기업들이 회원사로 참여하며 경제에 활기를 불어 넣고 현대의 생활을 향상시키는 소프트웨어 솔루션을 만들어 내고 있습니다.

워싱턴 DC에 본부를 두고, 30개국이 넘는 국가들에서 운영되는 BSA는, 합법적 소프트웨어 사용을 증진시키고 기술 혁신을 촉진하며 디지털 경제의 성장을 추진하는 공공 정책을 지지하는 준법 프로그램들을 선도합니다.

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