Summary and Commentary on the XIX Nordic Copyright Symposium from an AI Perspective

By Johan Axhamn with support from ChatGPT (or vice versa)[*]This summary and concluding comments have been generated by ChatGPT, based on all the articles to this issue of NIR. The prompt, authored by the editor-in-chief Johan Axhamn (who did not attend the symposium), was “Attached is a PDF file containing articles and contributions from several authors. The common theme is copyright and artificial intelligence, based on presentations delivered at a symposium held in September 2024. I would like you to do the following:1. Summarize and synthesize the articles by identifying and organizing the various arguments and conclusions presented by the authors. This should not be a summary organized by chapter or individual contribution, but rather structured around the key arguments and conclusions raised by one or more of the contributors.2. Provide your own conclusions and reflections based on the synthesis in point 1.”Following the initial draft generated by ChatGPT, Axhamn provided substantive clarifications and carried out editorial refinements.

The 19th Nordic Copyright Symposium was held in Copenhagen on September 26–27, 2024, organized by the Danish Society for Copyright. Over the two days, various current copyright issues were discussed, with a particular focus on AI’s impact on copyright and related rights.

Day 1 – Copyright Developments and the DSM Directive

The first day began with an overview of general copyright developments in the Nordic countries since the last symposium in 2022.