Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, filmmakers and newspaper publishers have rejected the Labor government’s plans to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train algorithms.
In a joint statement, organizations representing thousands of creators say they will allow companies like Open AI, Google, and Meta to train AI systems on public works unless owners actively opt out. It rejected the ministers’ proposal on Tuesday.
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition (Crac) says existing copyright laws need to be respected and enforced, not flouted.
The coalition includes the British Recording Industry, the Independent Musicians Association, the Film Institute and the Writers’ Association, as well as Mumsnet, the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Telegraph, Getty Images, the Daily Mail Group and Newsquest.
Their intervention comes as Technology and Culture Minister Kris Bryant told Parliament that the proposed system, subject to a 10-week consultation, would “improve access to content by AI developers, while also ensuring that rights holders can ensure that their content is not AI-enabled.” It comes a day after he told Congress that he would be able to control how it is used. training”.
Industry lobbying group Tech UK is calling for a “more open” market that would allow companies to use copyrighted data to make payments. Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Conservative party’s culture, media and sport select committee, claimed the government had “completely swallowed the Kool-Aid on AI”.
But Mr Bryant told MPs: “If we adopt an overly strict regime based on positive and explicit permissions, we will not be able to allow overseas developers to train their models using UK content accessed from abroad. “There is a risk that we will continue to do so, but we may not be able to roll out that model domestically.” UK… This would be a major disadvantage to sectors across the economy, including the creative industries, and could sweep the rug from under the UK’s AI developers. ”
If creative industries want to create or train algorithms capable of creating videos, photos, and music, they are responsible for asking permission from generative AI developers, agreeing to licenses, and paying rights holders. I hope to bear the burden.
A joint statement from the creative industries shared with the Guardian said: “Rights holders do not support the proposed new exceptions to copyright. In fact, rights holders are committed to ensuring that current copyright law is respected and that current copyright law is respected. We believe that ensuring enforcement is the only way to guarantee creative control and foster dynamic licensing and generative AI markets. It is the responsibility of the person to seek permission and agree to a license with the rights holder.”
Last week, Paul McCartney and Kate Bush became the latest high-profile British creators to call for reining in AI companies involved in copyright theft. They, along with actors Julianne Moore, Stephen Fry and Hugh Bonneville, have signed a petition which is currently backed by more than 37,500 people. “The unauthorized use of creative works to train generative AI is a serious and unwarranted threat to people’s lives,” the petition states. behind these works and should not be allowed. ”
Novelist Kate Mosse is backing a parallel campaign to amend the Data Bill to enable enforcement of the UK’s existing copyright laws, ensuring creators are paid fairly when licensing their material. You can now negotiate.
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During this week’s House of Lords debate on these amendments, their proponent Bevan Kidron likened the government’s proposed system to asking shopkeepers to “opt out of shoplifters” and said: He said so. Actively involve yourself on an individual basis. ”
Lib Dem digital economy spokesperson Clement Jones said the government’s copyright exemption proposal was “driven by technology lobbyists who believe there is a lack of clarity in existing copyright law, and the consultation has echoed similar fallacies”. It is based on the idea that
Science Minister Patrick Vallance said the government wants to “help rights holders maintain control over the use of their content and the ability to seek compensation for it” and “support the development of world-leading AI models”. The UK will do so by ensuring that access is appropriately wide.”
