The UK government “stepped back from the brink” of what could have been an “absolutely devastating” move when it rolled back its controversial AI copyright proposals, according to the artists’ union Equity.
Last month the government published a report updating its position on AI copyright policy. In it, it was announced that it would no longer attempt to exempt the copyright protections of works for use in AI training, in a huge win for the creative sectors.
Among the leading voices in the campaign against the policy was Equity, the trade union that represents actors, musicians and other artists and entertainers.
Speaking to UKTN, Equity’s head of policy and public affairs Tom Peters said the original proposal “would have been absolutely devastating for our members’ livelihoods” and that in its decision to back track, the government “stepped back from the brink” of the “worst case scenario”....
