UK Government report on copyright and artificial intelligence

rights policy item·government report·unknown

Government withdrew preference for a broad text-and-data-mining exception with rights reservation and committed to further evidence gathering.

Recorded facts

Official sitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence/report-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence
GeographyUnited Kingdom
partiesunknown
item typegovernment_report
confidencehigh
identifierunknown
filing dateunknown
jurisdictionUnited Kingdom
adoption date2026-03-18
affected worksmusical works; sound recordings; performances
current statuspublished_policy_position_unsettled
effective dateunknown
affected modelsunknown
canonical titleUK Government report on copyright and artificial intelligence
confidence basisPrimary or authoritative public source reviewed; legal status expressed conservatively.
enforcement dateunknown
affected datasetsunknown
issuing authorityUK Government
primary documentshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence/report-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence
unresolved questionsunknown
affected entity typescreators; rights holders; AI developers
affected organizationsUK Government

History

reported on by (by)UK Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultationUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence
mandated (by)Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 copyright-and-AI reporting dutiesUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence
supplemented byUK Government response to Lords AI and copyright reportUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence
reported on by (by)UK Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultationUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence
mandated (by)Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 copyright-and-AI reporting dutiesUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence
supplemented byUK Government response to Lords AI and copyright reportUnverifiedSource 1 VERIFIED high confidence

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  • Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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