Overview

• The UK Government removed a Lords-backed amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill requiring AI firms to disclose and license copyrighted training data by invoking financial privilege.
• Peers passed the transparency amendment by 272–125 votes, with support from high-profile artists like Elton John and Paul McCartney, but it was later rejected in the Commons.
• Data protection minister Chris Bryant stated that the amendment did not provide the necessary solutions and emphasized the need for broader reforms rather than isolated changes.
• Baroness Beeban Kidron and creative industry leaders accused the government of disregarding the £126 billion sector and enabling large-scale copyright violations.
• The government is consulting on a separate package of measures to address AI copyright issues, but critics argue the lack of immediate action threatens the creative sector’s future.