4 h. ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

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4 h. ago Voices: AI cannot be allowed to thrive at the expense of the UK’s creative industries

Journalism – along with the film, music and television industries – must stand strong in the face of growing power of AI, writes Chris Blackhurst. In the end, we need each other to prosper

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4 h. ago UK creative industries launch campaign against AI tech firms’ content use

A government consultation on weakening copyright law is due to conclude on Tuesday

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7 h. ago Glimmer of hope as No10 'recognises the strength of feeling' over Big Tech AI raid

Downing Street conceded that its controversial proposal to give AI firms a copyright exception may not emerge as the final option following a powerful campaign by the Mail.

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16 h. ago Legendary casting agent who found the last three Bonds quits after the creative control of the movies is sold to Amazon

Debbie McWilliams has worked on James Bond for 13 films over a period of more than 40 years. However, she said it 'won't be the same' now that creative rights have been sold to Amazon.

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30 h. ago Why the man who drew the Gruffalo says the spectre of AI is even scarier

Leading cultural figures are among more than 3,500 people who have signed a letter warning about the dire threat to the UK creative industries posed by AI .

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66 h. ago Creative industries are among the UK’s crown jewels – and AI is out to steal them | John Naughton

The tech firms’ efforts to change copyright laws and gain free access to intellectual property is patently wrongThere are decades when nothing happens (as Lenin is – wrongly – supposed to have said) and weeks when decades happen. We’ve just lived through a few weeks like that. We’ve known for decades that some American tech companies were problematic for democracy because they were fragmenting the public sphere and fostering polarisation. They were a worrying nuisance, to be sure, but not central to the polity.And then, suddenly, those corporations were inextricably bound into government, and their narrow sectional interests became the national interest of the US. Which means that any foreign government with ideas about regulating, say, hate speech on X, may have to deal with the intemperate wrath of Donald Trump or the more coherent abuse of JD Vance. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Q&A: What are Labour's plans on AI and copyright? Who will be affected? All you need to know about the Big Tech proposals alarming the creative world

The Daily Mail has launched a major new campaign to protect Britain's creative industries from the threat of AI. But what are the plans and who will be affected? Your questions answered.

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4 d. ago Don't let Big Tech steal UK's creative genius: Music, TV, film and publishing bosses back major Mail campaign to stop Labour letting US AI giants plunder their work for free

Senior figures from the worlds of music, media and film last night backed a major new Daily Mail campaign to protect Britain's creative industries from the threat of AI.

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4 d. ago The name's Bezos... Jeff Bezos! Broccoli family hands over 'creative control' of 007 film franchise to Amazon then boss asks: Who'll be the next James Bond?

The 007 films will no longer be produced by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the daughter and stepson of Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli who launched the British spy franchise in 1962.

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6 d. ago Royals from all generations have flexed their creative muscles from a young age

The royal children have always expressed their creativity through drawings as part of their upbringing. These poignant childhood drawings remind us that the royals also treasure the ordinary moments

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