Regulating AI to Protect Authors, Publishers, and Society

On today’s episode of Your Lawfully, we welcomed Maria Pallante, who discusses issues of AI-generated publications and the copyright infringement of current works of human authors. Specifically, we focus on the allegations of fair use and fair dealing argued by tech companies. We also delve into the debate of whether these publications are or should be protected by copyright law.Maria Pallante is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Publishers. She is also an American attorney and a recognized authority on Copyright law, who has previously served as the Register of Copyrights, and the Director of the United States Copyrights Office where she assisted in commencing the first review of the Copyright Act by Congress in decades, emphasizing the centrality of authors to public interest.  She further teaches copyright at George Washington University Law School.Please note that this episode is recorded in March 2024.