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We need your help! Have your say on the Government’s controversial plans to change copyright laws to allow Artificial Intelligence firms to use the work of music creators without permission or payment.
03.02.2025: As the campaigning body for the UK music industry, UK Music needs your help to stop the Government from allowing Artificial Intelligence (AI)  to use creators’ works without agreement or payment.
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John are among the many musicians, songwriters, authors and others who have warned of the impact that these damaging changes could have on thousands of creators in the UK.
The timing is critical. We only have a few days to act. The Government consultation on AI and copyright closes on Tuesday February 25, so it’s vital you act now and let the Government know how you feel.
The consultation is detailed, but you don’t need to be an expert on copyright or AI to respond to the key points, and you do not need to answer all the questions. We have prepared a short guide to help you complete the key parts of the consultation, backing the UK music industry and the 216,000 rewarding jobs it supports.
The Government has put forward a proposal “Option 3” called a “text and data mining (TDM) exemption” that would allow AI companies to use all musicians’ and composers’ work without asking for permission or paying royalties or licence fees. This is why we are so concerned and are asking everyone who makes a living from music to respond to the consultation.
You can read more about the issue in our Question and Answer on the Government’s consultation here.
Everything you need to know and what you need to do to support music creators is on our simple cribsheet here. 
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