In Beijing, Hoepli, Simpson and MacLeod Stevenson met with China’s National Copyright Administration (NCAC). Hoepli welcomed the decision not to introduce a new copyright exception for AI training and reiterated three key principles that AI Platforms must apply when it comes to training their tools: Consent, Compensation and Credit.
In Jinan, Hoepli delivered a keynote address at the China International Digital Expo and all three addressed the International Digital Publishing Executive Forum, the latter organised by the International Publishers Coalition in China. Hoepli covered digital transformation, international cooperation, AI in publishing and copyright protection in the AI era. He underlined the responsibility publishers take when bringing works to the public and re-iterated the calls for AI platforms to show similar responsibility.
At the Guangzhou Book Fair, Giovanni Hoepli joined a panel on China-foreign copyright exchange alongside Publishers Association of China President Wu Shulin and Fu Weizhong (Chairman, Sino United Publishing), discussing international copyright trade, AI, cross-border copyright protection and international cooperation.
Throughout his engagements, Hoepli emphasised IPA’s two core pillars: the promotion of copyright and the protection of freedom to publish, as well as the importance of strong copyright protection as publishing adapts to technological change.
