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...

The majority of Brits value trusted journalism more than ever, according to a new study for the Journalism Matters campaign. The survey of 2,000 people by OnePoll, found that 76 per cent agree that the role of journalism today...

Government can help create a healthy digital ecosystem which delivers value for consumers and civic society by giving its firm backing to enforcement of the UK’s “gold standard” copyright regime and boosting transparency around AI technology’s use of creative...

Responding to the government’s response to the consultation “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation”, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “The government’s response to the AI consultation quite rightly acknowledges the widespread concerns of rights holders...

Responding to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report into Large Language Models, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “It is right that this report reflects growing concerns over tech and AI developers using copyrighted material to...

Editors believe that the anti-competitive practices of big tech pose an existential threat to journalism in the UK, a News Media Association survey of UK editors has found. New research from the NMA shows that editors have grave concerns...