CEPA warns weakening AI copyright text mining exemption risks European AI lag

CEPA's Brian Williamson warns that replacing the EU's opt-out text and data mining exemption with an opt-in regime would disadvantage European AI startups, worsen the bloc's compute disadvantage and deepen dependence on foreign-trained models.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA article, 27 July 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish that the Commission has proposed or adopted any change to the exemption.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. opinion; argues against a possible future rule change, nothing enacted. European Sovereignty Index

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