NMA Welcomes Lords Vote In Favour Of Robust Copyright Protections For Creatives During AI Debate
Welcoming a vote in the Lords this evening in favour of Baroness Kidron’s amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill strengthen our gold standard copyright law and make it enforceable, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “This evening, peers have rightly given their strong backing to the creative industries by voting decisively for measures proposed by Baroness Kidron, which support continued growth of great British cultural assets and industries, while also supporting the growth and deployment of AI.
“These should serve as a warning to government against ill-judged plans to weaken our gold standard copyright regime and hand over copyrighted material carte blanche to AI firms.
“As the Bill moves to the Commons, the government must listen to concerns, with a clear view from the Lords, and work with rights holders across the creative sector to support the best of British and strengthen our gold standard copyright law so that content creators can continue to thrive.”