World news | The Guardian5d ago
Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/actors-musicians-writers-welcome-uk-u-turn-ai-copyright #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Computing #LizKendall #Labour #UkNews #Politics #ArtsPolicy
Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

Technology secretary says government no longer prefers plan to allow tech firms to take copyrighted work

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World news | The GuardianMar 6
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/06/uk-arts-must-not-be-sacrificed-for-speculative-ai-gains-peers-say #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologyPolicy #ArtsPolicy #UkNews #Computing #Politics #Culture #Technology
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission

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World news | The GuardianFeb 10
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/ireland-basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-becomes-permanent #Ireland #ArtsPolicy #Culture #Europe #WorldNews
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent

When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

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Opinion | The Guardian USJan 19
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle, asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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US news | The GuardianJan 19
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle, asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Opinion | The Guardian USDec 15
Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center should serve as a warning to UK arts institutions | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/15/trump-takeover-kennedy-center-warning-uk-arts-institutions #Trumpadministration #Artanddesign #DonaldTrump #Artspolicy #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Stage
Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center should serve as a warning to UK arts institutions

Art is not immune from the advances of the hard right – but it isn’t too late for resistance, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Culture | The Guardian USOct 9
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/09/classical-music-and-ai-by-tarik-oregan-composer-radio-3 #Artificialintelligence(AI) #RoyalOperaHouse #Classicalmusic #Musicfestivals #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Technology #Computing #Festivals #Worldnews #Culture #Ethics #Opera #Music
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI

Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?

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Technology | The Guardian USOct 9
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/09/classical-music-and-ai-by-tarik-oregan-composer-radio-3 #Artificialintelligence(AI) #RoyalOperaHouse #Classicalmusic #Musicfestivals #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Technology #Computing #Festivals #Worldnews #Culture #Ethics #Opera #Music
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI

Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?

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Culture | The Guardian USMay 12, 2025
Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/11/trump-nea-funding-cuts-arts #Trumpadministration #LGBTQ+rights #Artsfunding #DonaldTrump #Artspolicy #USpolitics #UStheater #Culture #USnews #Stage #Race #Art
Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’

Trump’s slashing of millions in National Endowment for the Arts grants has most affected non-profits centering Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communities

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 12, 2025
Almost a third of UK independent cinemas say they are at risk https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/12/uk-independent-cinemas-at-risk-investment-funding #GreaterManchester #Gloucestershire #Filmindustry #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Newcastle #Business #Culture #UKnews #Film #BFI
Almost a third of UK independent cinemas say they are at risk

Exclusive: Survey by the Independent Cinema Office shows urgent need for capital investment in sector

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