Even if the connection is rarely made, AI also influences culture: creations presented as generated by an AI multiply, some are even sold at surprising prices; for example, the painting Edmond de Belamy sold at auction in October 2018 for more than $400,000 at Christie's. But are these achievements intellectual works that can be protected by copyright? Does the integration of AI into the cultural sector change the economic balances concerning data in particular?
Alexandra Bensamoun, Professor of Private Law and author of an official report on "AI and Culture" for the Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique, will discuss the subject with François Pachet, director of the research laboratory at Spotify and the originator of the track "Daddy's car" created in the style of the Beatles, and Georgie Courtois, invested in AI subjects in practice and co-responsible for the chapter "Legal Issues" of the #FranceIA report.
Alexandra Bensamoun is Professor of private law and criminal sciences (University of Rennes 1 - Institute of the West: Law and Europe IODE, University Paris-Sud / Paris-Saclay - Center for studies and research in immaterial law CERDI ), IP / IT specialist. Appointed qualified personality at the Higher Council of Literary and Artistic Property (CSPLA), she conducted for the Ministry of Culture several reports, for example on the status of technical intermediaries of the Internet and the right of communication to the public. In charge of mission at the DATAIA Institute's board, she is very involved in the reflection and scientific research related to AI and has written several contributions on its regulation, particularly in terms of responsibility and ethics. She also co-chaired the "Legal Issues" section of the #FranceIA report (at the request of the Prime Minister, 2017).
François Pachet is a French scientist, composer and director of the Spotify Creator Technology Research Lab. Before joining Spotify, he was head of the Sony Computer Science Laboratory in Paris. He is one of the pioneers of computer music closely linked to artificial intelligence, particularly in the field of improvisation and style modeling. He was elected a member of the ECCAI in 2014.
He developed musical composition algorithms called « Flow Machines », thanks to which he produced and published a multi-artist album, « Hello World », which contains the song « Daddy's Car », composed by modeling 45 Beatles songs.
Georgie Courtois, partner at De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, has an activity that covers all the aspects of information technology law (IT, internet, cryptology, personal data, etc.), intellectual property law (copyright, neighbouring rights, trademarks, domain names) and commercial law.
Georgie is passionate about technology. This understanding of technical issues has enabled him to develop a particular knowledge of legal issues related to technological innovations (Artificial Intelligence, connected objects, BlockChain, Big Data, 3D printing, robotics, drones) as well as a solid experience in the issues related to the fight against computer piracy and cybercrime.
He is a founding member of #HubFranceIA, the French association on artificial intelligence, where he leads the group on legal assistance and is a member of the "Technology" group of the International Bar Association (IBA).
The conference will take place on 28 November 2019 at the Jean-Monnet Faculty of the University of Paris-Sud (salle Vedel) at 6pm.
It will be followed by a drink.
Admission is free.