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Dua Lipa, Elton John, Paul McCartney & more call on government to protect copyright ahead of AI vote
More than 400 creatives, media and business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to give government support to proposals that would protect copyright in the age of AI…
The letter warns: “We will lose an immense growth opportunity if we give our work away at the behest of a handful of powerful overseas tech companies and with it our future income, the UK’s position as a creative powerhouse, and any hope that the technology of daily life will embody the values and laws of the United Kingdom.” The letter calls on Sir Keir Starmer to back Baroness Beeban Kidron’s amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which would give the UK creative industries transparency over the copyrighted works ingested by AI models. Baroness Kidron added: “The UK is in a unique position to take its place as a global player in the international AI supply chain, but to grasp that opportunity requires the transparency provided for in my amendments, which are essential to create a vibrant licensing market.
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