Implementing User Rights for Research in the Field of Artificial Intelligence: A Call for International Action

Authors

Sean Flynn, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Christophe Geiger, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of StrasbourgFollow
João Pedro Quintais, University of AmsterdamFollow
Thomas Margoni, University of GlasgowFollow
Matthew Sag, Loyola University Chicago School of LawFollow
Lucie Guibault, Dalhousie University Schulich School of LawFollow
Michael W. Carroll, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Last year, before the onset of a global pandemic highlighted the critical and urgent need for technology-enabled scientific research, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched an inquiry into issues at the intersection of intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI). We contributed comments to that inquiry, with a focus on the application of copyright to the use of text and data mining (TDM) technology. This article describes some of the most salient points of our submission and concludes by stressing the need for international leadership on this important topic. WIPO could help fill the current gap on international leadership, including by providing guidance on the diverse mechanisms that countries may use to authorize TDM research and serving as a forum for the adoption of rules permitting cross-border TDM projects.

Recommended Citation

Flynn, Sean; Geiger, Christophe; Quintais, João Pedro; Margoni, Thomas; Sag, Matthew; Guibault, Lucie; and Carroll, Michael W., "Implementing User Rights for Research in the Field of Artificial Intelligence: A Call for International Action" (2020). Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series. 48.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/48