[FSFE PR][ES] EU Parliament wants to protect Free Software in AI regulation

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 = EU Parliament wants to protect Free Software in AI regulation =

[ Read online: https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230511-01.es.html ]

Today the European Parliament's responsible committees voted by a large
majority to protect Free Software in the AI regulation. The plenary is
called upon to uphold the idea. Likewise, this principle must be
anchored in the ongoing Cyber Resilience Act and Product Liability
Directive and their upcoming votes.

The two lead committees for the AI legislation, the Committee on
Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and the Committee on
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), today voted by a large
majority in favour of protecting Free Software in this legislation. Non-
profit organisations and small Free Software projects up to the size of
micro-enterprises, are largely to be exempted from this regulation.

/Alexander Sander, FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant, explains: "Instead
of putting the responsibility on the Free Software developers, it should
be put on the companies that profit from it on the market. Smaller
organisations and non-profit activities, for example by foundations,
must be excluded. With this vote, the Members of the European Parliament
are thus recognising the reality of Free Software development and trying
to protect it. The principle of transferring responsibility and
liability to those who profit on the market instead of focusing on
developers must also be anchored in the Cyber Resilience Act and the
Product Liability Directive. This is the only way to not only protect
Free Software and its contributors but also consumers and customers"./

The final vote on the AI Act is expected in the coming weeks, after
which the trilogue with Parliament, Council and Commission on the final
text will take place. With regard to the Cyber Resilience Act and the
Product Liability Directive, the EU Parliament is currently discussing
the recently submitted amendments. Further information [1].

 1: https://fsfe.org/news-20230323-01.es.html

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