‘Cynical and bewildering’: UK omits copyright protections in Data Bill
UK government passes data legislation but rejects amendments to protect creators’ work from AI data scraping | Government to treat matter separately with ongoing consultation and eventual AI legislation | Rejection is a “stunning rebuke” and “more process and nonsense”, says Baroness.
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9 June 2025 Ministers are planning a ‘comprehensive’ bill that will include copyright rules for AI companies but won’t be ready until next summer, according to reports | UK High Court hearing case between Getty Images and Stability AI with significant implications for UK law | House of Lords will vote again on forcing AI companies to disclose training data info.
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