Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists

UK backs off default AI training on copyrighted material

: Creative pressure forces rethink as officials step back from default data use

UK Creatives Score Victory Against AI Companies in Training Dispute

The U.K. government has stepped back from proposed copyright reforms that would have allowed AI companies to use copyrighted material without permission, marking a shift after strong opposition from the creative sector.

UK reverses course on AI copyright position after backlash

Its previous approach would have let AI companies train on copyrighted work, with only an opt-out for artists.

Plans to let AI firms use music without permission abandoned by government

The decision was welcomed as a "first step" which avoided the "worst outcome".

Government scraps plans on copyright and AI after backlash

Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa had been among the high-profile names demanding a rethink

Equity welcomes government backpedalling on AI training

Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has welcomed the announcement that the government is to row back on the ‘opt-out’ exception to copyright for AI training. The union says it’s: recognition that selling out the UK’s creative industries to benefit US tech companies would’ve been an act of national self-sabotage. The report and impact assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, published jointly today by the Depart…