US EditionElton John and Dua Lipa urge Starmer to back UK artists in AI copyright row
- More than 400 UK creatives, including Elton John and Dua Lipa, signed a letter urging Prime Minister Starmer to back copyright protections ahead of a House of Lords vote on May 12.
- The letter followed the Bill's third reading in the Commons and arose from concerns about generative AI training on creative works without consent amid government resistance to key amendments.
- Artists, industry leaders, and organizations gathered in London demanding transparency from AI companies on whether they use human-created content and called for protecting creators under existing copyright laws.
- The letter cautions that losing control over creative content threatens future earnings, the UK’s standing as a leader in creativity, and the reflection of British values in everyday technology, calling for backing of Baroness Kidron’s amendment to enhance transparency.
- The outcome depends on the May 12 vote, with the government consulting on measures to balance AI innovation and creator rights without compromising protections for UK creatives against large US tech firms.
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Elton John, Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Florence Welch head the list of more than 400 artists who have signed a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which they call for an update of copyright laws, in the face of the development of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. “We, along with 400 other creatives, have signed and sent this letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to support proposals that protect copyright in th…
Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are listed among the views asked by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to update copyright legislation so as to protect them from artificial intelligence, shows BBC.
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