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There may be some good news for the UK music industry’s lobbying campaign to put the country’s government off the idea of an ‘opt out’ system to regulate AI training on copyrighted material. The Guardian reported that the government will “promise to carry out an economic impact assessment of its proposed copyright changes and to publish reports on issues including transparency, licensing and access to data for AI developers” – positioning this as concessions to the creative industries.
But is this really good news? BPI chief strategy officer Sophie Jones is one of the industry figures with concerns. “While these amendments may be welcome in acknowledging the complexity and time needed to fully consider some of the most damaging aspects of the Government’s proposals, they should not be taken as a gain for the creative industries,” she said in a statement.
“We would expect a deep analysis of the economic impact of the Government’s proposed weakening of copyright as a normal part of any policy process, so we do not consider these as concessions. However, we look forward to providing our expertise on the music industry and copyright as these reports are compiled,” she continued.
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