
The February report begins with the discussions toward the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunities Action Plan presented by the British government. The Action Plan includes an exception to copyright law for generative AI systems’ training for commercial purposes and raises strong concerns about the copyright regime and the perspectives to create a dynamic licensing market for the use of creative content in building generative AI. The report also highlights a new policy document on the relationship between generative AI and copyright released by the Council of the European Union (EU). In addition, it focuses on the debates about the implementation of the Online Streaming Act in Canada and the requirement from online streaming services making 25 million CAD or more in Canadian revenues and which are not affiliated with a Canadian broadcaster to contribute 5% of those revenues to local content funds. Finally, the report highlights online video revenues in the Asia Pacific region, as well as new partnerships and business plans in the platform-based economy, focusing on Amazon Music, Universal Music Group, Disney, and YouTube.