Question follow-through · 99217
Copyright: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will regulate the commercial use of copyright protected material by generative AI.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will regulate the commercial use of copyright protected material by generative AI.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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7 Jan 2026
Answer published
This is a complex and evolving area. The government’s priority is to get this right - not legislate prematurely. We have said that we won’t act unless that action works for creators. We continue to engage with a range of stakeholders across sectors, and w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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