The Japanese government plans to develop a legal framework to protect copyright on novels, music and other works created by artificial intelligence.
The government’s intellectual property task force led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the decision during a meeting Monday as the group believes the existing copyright law does not cover creations produced by AI. The government envisions putting the new measures into practice in fiscal 2017 beginning April 2017 or later, officials said.
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