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Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect (a) visual artists and (b) other creators from copyright infringement by AI developers.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect (a) visual artists and (b) other creators from copyright infringement by AI developers.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Copying protected material in the UK will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies.The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.This consultation seeks views on a package of measures, w...

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