Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 58
58
Deferred
Legislate to prevent historical contract waivers from allowing AI use of recorded performances
Recommendation
The Government should legislate to prevent historical contract waivers from being interpreted to allow the use of recorded performances by AI tools. (Recommendation, Paragraph 207)
Government Response Summary
The government states it keeps legal frameworks under review and has committed to a report on copyright and AI training, but cannot commit to specific legislative action now as it is undertaking further analysis on ratifying the Beijing Treaty.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
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.