Question follow-through · 60089

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to protect creatives from copyright infringements by Artificial Intelligence developers.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to protect creatives from copyright infringements by Artificial Intelligence developers.

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Copying protected material in the UK will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies.The Government recently consulted on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), in...

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