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| Abba songwriter Björn Ulvaeus’s position on artists’ copyright is clear, writes Simon McEnery | Abba songwriter Björn Ulvaeus’s position on artists’ copyright is clear, writes Simon McEnery |
| Your article about Björn Ulvaeus implies that he disagrees with artists who want to protect their copyright because he believes AI isn’t a “creative threat” (Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical, 4 June). | Your article about Björn Ulvaeus implies that he disagrees with artists who want to protect their copyright because he believes AI isn’t a “creative threat” (Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical, 4 June). |
| In fact, in his role as president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, Ulvaeus has spoken in discussions with the UK government about protection for artists from “profit-seeking tech companies”. | In fact, in his role as president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, Ulvaeus has spoken in discussions with the UK government about protection for artists from “profit-seeking tech companies”. |
| In a speech to MPs and peers, he said: “Copyright is the oxygen which creators and the creative economy depend on for their existence and survival. They cannot be sacrificed.” | In a speech to MPs and peers, he said: “Copyright is the oxygen which creators and the creative economy depend on for their existence and survival. They cannot be sacrificed.” |
| It is also worth noting that your article described the “Abbatars” in the Abba Voyage show as holograms, which they very much aren’t. | |
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