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U.K. Publishers, Authors Applaud Highly Anticipated Report on AI and Copyright, but Uncertainty Remains

"Today is a significant moment in cementing the government’s reset on copyright and AI policy," Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway said of the report, which had loomed large over AI discussions at the recently concluded London Book Fair.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/u-k-publishers-authors-applaud-highly-anticipated-report-on-ai-and-copyright-but-uncertainty-remains/

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U.K. Publishers, Authors Applaud Highly Anticipated Report on AI and Copyright, but Uncertainty Remains - Publishing Perspectives

“Today is a significant moment in cementing the government’s reset on copyright and AI policy,” Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway said of the report, which had loomed large over the AI discussion at the recently concluded London Book Fair.

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 Feb 25, 2025

"[…] artists urging fans to listen and donate to support their cause."

Donate?! To their cause?!  

     

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/25/1000-artists-release-silent-album-to-protest-uk-copyright-changes-favoring-ai/

#IsThisWhatWeWant? #KateBush #DamonAlbarn #AnnieLennox
#HansZimmer #EdNewtonRex #MakeItFair

1,000 Artists Release Silent Album to Protest UK Copyright Changes Favoring AI - gHacks Tech News

The protest comes in response to proposed UK legislation that would force artists to proactively opt out if they don’t want their work used for AI training

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Show threadbsmall2Jan 15, 2025
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> It says the UK’s framework for text and data-mining.. should be “.. as competitive” as the EU’s.. allowing the use of copyrighted material by AI firms provided they give copyright holders the ability to opt out.. tantamount to trampling on the rights of creative professionals and publishers.
#EdNewtonRex, the British composer and a prominent voice in the copyright debate, says the plan’s support for copyright overhaul is a “huge blow to the UK’s #CreativeIndustries”.
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