Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 59
59
Deferred
Conduct a review of copyright and GDPR to prevent unlicensed data use for AI.
Recommendation
Within the next six months the Government should also conduct a review of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the UK’s GDPR framework to consider whether further legislation is needed to prevent unlicensed use of data for AI purposes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 208)
Government Response Summary
The government states it keeps legal frameworks under review, has committed to publishing a report on copyright and AI training within nine months of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Royal Assent, and is undertaking further analysis on the Beijing Treaty, but does not commit to the requested review of CDPA and GDPR within six months.
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.