We have responded to the Copyright Office's request for comments regarding machine learning and generative AI.
Our comments highlight how copyleft truly “promote[s] Progress in Science and the Useful Arts & that copyleft licensing should be specifically considered in any rulemaking or legislation. SFC drew specific attention to the questions regarding financial-focused “compulsory licensing”. SFC fears that, either through Congress or industry “self regulation”, compulsory licensing of software may become a tool to eviscerate copyleft.
Read more: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/nov/01/us-copyright-office-generative-ai-machine-learning/
https://sfconservancy.org/docs/2023-10-30_Software-Freedom-Conservancy-Copyright-Office-Generative-AI-Comments-Docket-2023-6.pdf
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