- Robotics / Artificial Intelligence
The use of copyrighted works in data sets for machine learning - Commentary on the 2018 reform of the Japanese Copyright Act
The Japanese Copyright Act was amended in 2018. In this newsletter, we focus on explaining one amendment (Article 30 4), which allows the use of copyrighted materials, under certain conditions, for machine learning purposes. This new flexibility is provided in response to the progress of digitalization and data usage, and general recognition of the benefits AI can have for society. As a result, it is expected that the use in Japan of copyrighted works (created both domestically and abroad) for such purposes will increase. We review the changes to the law, as well as the intended benefits, and discuss some real-world applications and remaining uncertainties.
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Robotics/Artificial Intelligence Newsletter (February 2019) (927 KB / 4 pages)
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Authors
Shu NUMAZAWA
- Associate
- Tokyo
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In the area of Robotics/Artificial Intelligence, Shin Fukuoka mainly handles AI, Big Data and IoT. He acts as a Member of The Cabinet Office’s “Committee on Human-centered AI Social Principles” and Committee Member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Investigative Commission on "The AI and Data Contract Guidelines Review Committee". In the area of Corporate, he mainly handles M&A and Corporate Governance. In the area of Restructuring/Insolvency, he has been involved in numerous restructuring and insolvency cases, with a focus on cross-border insolvency cases, representing both debtor parties and creditor parties. Most recently, he represented Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha and Japan Airlines as a legal counsel of the debtor and Elpida, Takefuji and Mt.Gox as a creditor’s counsel. He has also contributed to many publications, including "Law and Strategy of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence", "Artificial Intelligence: Law and Issues" and "Data Contract Law".