UK Musicians Push Back Against AI Copyright Scraping Policies

Monday, May 12, 2025, 8:20 am

Famed UK artists, including Elton John and Dua Lipa among others, have united to oppose controversial copyright reforms that would let AI developers indiscriminately scrape rights-protected music content. The creative community’s stance adds a touch of rebellious rock ‘n’ roll to bureaucratic proposals that some claim are as out-of-tune as a misplayed chord.

winbuzzer.com / Paul McCartney, Elton John and 400 Other UK Creatives Demand Transparency on AI Model Training of Copyrighted Works

UK creative leaders, including Paul McCartney and Elton John, demand government mandate AI transparency on copyrighted training data to protect the industry from 'mass theft'. The post Paul McCartney, Elton John and 400 Other UK Creatives Demand Transparency on AI Model Training of Copyrighted…

cnbc.com / Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shake-up has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back

Celebrity musicians are urging the U.K. to rethink controversial plans to reform copyright laws that allow AI developers access to rights-protected content.

theregister.com / Paul McCartney, Elton John and other creatives demand AI comes clean on scraping

Musicians, artists, writers, and actors urge government to protect copyright More than 400 of the UK's leading media and arts professionals have written to the prime minister to back an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which promises to offer the nation's creative industries…

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