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MPs Urge AI Firms to Disclose Copyright Usage

4/1/2025

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A recent UK poll shows overwhelming backing from MPs for AI companies to reveal the copyrighted materials they utilize and to fairly compensate creators. With proposed copyright law changes threatening to let AI firms exploit works without consent, leading authors and designers are sounding the alarm, emphasizing the potential damage to the £126 billion creative industry and calling for stronger intellectual property protections.

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A recent UK poll shows overwhelming backing from MPs for AI companies to reveal the copyrighted materials they utilize and to fairly compensate creators. With proposed copyright law changes threatening to let AI firms exploit works without consent, leading authors and designers are sounding the alarm, emphasizing the potential damage to the £126 billion creative industry and calling for stronger intellectual property protections.