Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 57
57
Acknowledged
Current legislation fails to protect performers from nefarious generative AI use across creative industries
Conclusion
Although the film and HETV industry may be motivated to protect performers’ interests, with the history of collective bargaining agreements equipping it do so, that situation is not common across all the creative industries. The UK’s patchwork of copyright, intellectual property and data protection legislation is failing to protect performers from the nefarious use of generative AI technologies, such as unauthorised voice cloning and deepfakes. (Conclusion, Paragraph 206) 108
Government Response Summary
The government keeps legal frameworks, including copyright and data protection, under review, noting updates in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and a committed report on AI training, alongside further analysis on ratifying the Beijing Treaty.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The government keeps legal frameworks under review, including those relating to copyright and related rights, and data protection. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 contains a number of updates to the data protection framework. We have also committed to publishing a report on the use of copyright material for AI training and use. This will be published within nine months of Royal Assent, with a progress statement to be published after six months. As evidential gaps remained after both a Call for Views and a public consultation, the government has had to undertake further analysis on the options for ratifying the Beijing Treaty. We will announce our intended approach when this work is complete. Although this means that we cannot commit at this stage to what legislative action will be taken, we note that the Beijing Treaty includes binding provisions on moral rights for audiovisual performances.