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AI Lobbying and the Future of Canadian Copyright

Sep 2026 · Canadian Journal of Communication · 0 citations · 11 references

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The findings reveal that AI firms systematically frame machine learning as a public benefit while obscuring accountability, threatening to erode authorship rights, and concentrating power among incumbent technology platforms.

Abstract

Background : Artificial intelligence (AI) firms are working to reshape copyright law to protect their business models by lobbying and participating in public consultations in Canada. Analysis: Drawing on critical political economy and controversy analysis, we examine publicly available submissions to Canada’s 2023 public consultation, “Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence,” and develop a stakeholder taxonomy to map discursive strategies among industry, cultural, and academic actors. Conclusion and implications : Our findings reveal that AI firms systematically frame machine learning as a public benefit while obscuring accountability, threatening to erode authorship rights, and concentrating power among incumbent technology platforms.

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