Question follow-through · 16803
Copyright: Data Processing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the copyright regime for text and data mining on the (a) AI sector, (b) creative industries and (c) wider
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 6 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the copyright regime for text and data mining on the (a) AI sector, (b) creative industries and (c) wider
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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6 Dec 2024
Answer published
Greater certainty over copyright and AI would support growth in both the creative and AI sectors.The Government will launch a consultation soon on a package of measures to address copyright and AI issues. This will seek views and evidence of potential imp...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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