Delegations from 17 countries arrive in the Dominican Republic to debate artificial intelligence and copyright

Representatives of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), international specialists and delegations from 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries began arriving in Santo Domingo to take part in a regional meeting on the challenges copyright faces from artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

The Advanced Course on Managing the Transformation of Copyright in Latin America will be held from Tuesday, November 10 to Thursday, November 12, organized by WIPO and the National Copyright Office (ONDA). The opening will be led by Industry, Commerce and MSMEs Minister Eduardo Sanz Lovatón; ONDA Director José Rubén Gonell Cosme; and WIPO's regional adviser, Isabella Pimentel.

The first session will focus on the creative industries, copyright and artificial intelligence, with presentations by specialists from Brazil, South Korea and Spain, and a debate on training AI models and copyright. Later sessions will cover music and streaming, creators' pay, collective management and dispute resolution.

The Dominican Republic has been a WIPO member since 2000 and is now a signatory to more than 15 intellectual property and copyright treaties, according to the organizers.

Photo: Diario Digital RD

Source: Diario Digital RD