Select Committee · Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

AI and copyright

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Jan 2025 Closed: 9 Mar 2026
Inquiry scopeOne-off session to examine the government’s consultation on copyright and AI and consider the feasibility of the government’s preferred direction of travel, particularly from a technical perspective. The consultation closes on 25 February,.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date Session and witnesses Source
4 Feb 2025
Oral evidence session
James Smith · Human Native AI, Matt Rogerson · Financial Times, Max Richter, Sajeeda Merali · Professional Publishers Association, Sebastian Posth · Liccium B.V., Vinous Ali · Startup Coalition
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Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
James Smith · Co-founder and Chief Executive Human Native AI 1
Matt Rogerson · Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy Financial Times 1
Max Richter — 1
Sajeeda Merali · Chief Executive Professional Publishers Association 1
Sebastian Posth · Founder and Chief Executive Liccium B.V. 1
Vinous Ali · Deputy Executive Director Startup Coalition 1

Correspondence

11 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
16 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding an update on Copyright and AI, 12 December 2025
24 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Liaison Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Chi Onwurah MP, Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, regarding AI and Copyright Parliamentary Working Group, dated 19 June 2025
17 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, regarding AI and Copyright, dated 12 June 2025
10 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Liaison Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Chi Onwurah MP, Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, regarding AI and Copyright Parliamentary Working Group, dated 10 June 2025
10 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, regarding AI and Copyright Parliamentary Working Group, dated 6 June 2025
3 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from Jeff Lynn, Chair, Startup Coalition, regarding AI and copyright, dated 2 April 2025
3 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Committee Chair, to Vinous Ali, Deputy Executive Director, Startup Coalition, regarding AI and copyright, dated 11 March 2025
13 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Chair to OpenAI, in relation to the AI and copyright consultation, dated 12 March 2025
13 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Chair to Google, in relation to the AI and copyright consultation, dated 12 March 2025
26 Feb 2025 — Correspondence from Chair and Culture Media and Sport Committee Chair, in relation to the Copyright and AI consultation response, dated 25 February 2025
26 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and Chi Onwurah MP, Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, to Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding AI and copyright, dated 25 February 2025