The AI battlefields - How to navigate and overcome the legal challenges

7 Nov - 8 Nov 2024

Session information

Does AI toll the death knell for copyright protection in the digital world?

Thursday 7 November (1400 - 1515)

Committee(s)

Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee (Lead)

Description

This session will delve into the creative industries that rely on the exploitation of the economic right of copyright, including, music, film, art and design. It will look at the challenges creators are facing with the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI), legal actions by guilds and associations, and the relevance to the recent actors’ strike. The panel of experts will also discuss the issues around the use of copyright protected works in datasets training AI and will examine fair or (un)fair use in respect of potential copyright infringement.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Eileen O'Gorman Gleeson McGrath Baldwin Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland; Co-Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee

Speakers

Sarah Glennane Screen Composers Guild of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Enzo Mazza Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, Milan, Italy
Barry Scannell William Fry, Dublin, Ireland
Massimo Sterpi Gianni Origoni, Rome, Italy