Responding to the government’s Statement of Progress on AI and Copyright, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “The overwhelming response to the AI and copyright consultation – with 95 per cent of respondents unequivocally stating that copyright works...

Creators must continue to rally under the Make it Fair campaign banner to stop government selling the creative sectors down the river for a “short-term, AI-powered sugar rush”, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said. In a...

The UK’s creative industries have today launched a bold new campaign – Make it Fair – to highlight how AI firms are exploiting British creative content without permission or payment, as the government’s consultation, closing today, proposes to weaken...

Responding to a report from The Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge that cautions against the government’s proposals to degrade copyright law in favour of AI firms, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith...

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:...

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech today unveiling details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “AI has the potential to deliver huge benefits for our society – but degrading our...

In response to the government’s consultation today on copyright and AI, Owen Meredith, chief executive of the News Media Association, has said: “The government’s consultation, along with its preferred policy option on AI and copyright, fails to address the...

A new coalition of rights holders including publishers, authors, artists, music businesses, specialist interest publications, unions, and photographers has called on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent consultation....

Senior parliamentarians and leading creatives have raised significant concerns about the theft of copyright on a mass scale by generative artificial intelligence firms. Dozens of organisations and individuals have voiced their support for amendments tabled by Baroness Kidron to...