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The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), a major trade and anti-piracy organization in Japan that protects IPs from international copyright infringement and illegal distribution, issued a\u00a0statement on May 27, addressing the issue of AI copyright infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by ITMedia<\/a>, CODA stated that it \u201chas identified significant problems concerning the current-day AI services that should not be ignored,\u201d calling on AI developers and service providers to take measures to protect IP rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group argues that current AI services’ activities may constitute infringement of copyrights by producing imagery and video that is “identical or strikingly similar” to existing Japanese content, even when no specific copyrighted work is mentioned in the prompt. \u201cThe essence of the problem,\u201d according to CODA, \u201clies in the fact that hugely influential generative AI companies are widely providing its services to the general public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address this, \u00a0CODA made three core demands for AI developers and service providers: proactive investigation to prevent outputs that are identical or strikingly similar to copyrighted works, a cessation of using CODA members’ (Studio Ghibli, Kodansha, Shueisha, etc) content for training without permission if investigations or rights-holder complaints reveal that similar outputs are occurring, and a sincere commitment to consulting with rights holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When it comes to the issue of AI training specifically, CODA acknowledges that Japanese copyright law (specifically, Article 30-4) provides some leeway for conducting it for “non-enjoyment purposes.” However, the group argues that, while the act of copying materials during the training process may have some aspects unrelated to enjoying the original work, it still falls under \u201cuse for enjoyment purposes,\u201d thus constituting copyright infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the organization noted that cases where there are unintended similarities to existing copyrighted works are \u201crecognized as a risk associated with the use of generative AI and are consequently becoming a factor that discourages its use,\u201d emphasizing that generative AI is a technology \u201cthat should be used to respect and support human creativity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unauthorized use of existing copyrighted works to generate footage that closely resembles them is a serious issue that undermines the rights of creators and the very foundation of creativity,\u201d CODA writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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