Newsletter, February 17
#FreeJImmyLai: Update on Chinese Communist Party Free Speech Enemy No. 1: Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong publisher of Apple Daily
Why case of jailed Briton Jimmy Lai is major sticking point for [UK Prime Minister] Keir Starmer’s relations with China (Sky News/Alix Culbertson)
American Music Fairness Act
@MARSHABLACKBURN, @REPDARRELLISSA, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT #AMFA ENSURE ARTIST PAY FOR RADIO PLAY #IRESPECTMUSIC (MusicTechPolicy/Editor Charlie)
Copyright Royalty Board
What Must be Done in CRB 5? (MusicTechSolutions/Chris Castle)
Copyright
The MTP Interview: Attorney Tim Kappel and Abby North Discuss Vetter v. Resnick with Chris Castle
First of Its Kind Decision Finds AI Training Is Not Fair Use (Copyright Alliance/Kevin Madigan)
‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled. (The Guardian/Dan Milmo)
Artificial Intelligence in China
Featured Translation: China’s most humble profession is being squeezed out by Artificial Challenged Intelligence (ChinaAI/Jeffrey Ding)
Great Power Competition in AI
It’s Not Just Technology: What it Means to be a Global Leader in AI (Just Security/Kayla Blomquist and Keegan McBride)
AI, Great Power Competition & National Security (MIT Press/Daedalus/Eric Schmidt)
AI at a Geopolitical Crossroads: The Tension Between Acceleration and Regulation (US Institute for Peace/Andrew Cheatham)