The proposals would weaken 300-year-old copyright laws to make it easier for AI companies to operate in the UK.
Big hitters across the arts industries – from Sir Paul McCartney to Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran to Sir Michael Morpurgo – have renounced the plans and called on ministers to prevent AI companies “stealing” copyright from Britain’s creative industries.
Kate Bush: ‘In the music of the future, will our voices go unheard?’ (Photo: Rob Verhorst/Redferns)“The proposal is wholly unnecessary and counterproductive, jeopardising not only the country’s international position as a beacon of creativity but also the resulting jobs, economic contribution and soft power,” they wrote.
Artists including Sir Paul McCartney said the proposals would ‘devastate the industry’ (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
The artists say that Britain’s creative industries “want to play their part in the AI revolution” but to succeed it must be done from a “firm intellectual-property base” or “Britain will lose out on its best growth opportunity”.
Andrew is a renowned composer and impresario of musical theatre, who has composed 21 musicals including The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, several of which have run for more than a decade in the West End and on Broadway. His son, Alastair, founded the record label The Other Songs.
Andrew Lloyd Webber said it is ‘time to step up and protect the people at the heart of the UK’s unrivalled creative economy’ (Photo: Stephen Perry/Wall to Wall/BBC)Copyright “underpins the creative economy” by ensuring “creators retain control and are fairly compensated,” they added.
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Read More“Copyright protections are not a barrier to AI innovation; they are the foundation that allows creators to produce the high-quality work AI depends on.”
Artists are unified in their opposition to the plans; Dua Lipa headlining the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2024 (Photo: Harry Durrant/Getty)The album features 12 tracks that are recordings of empty studios and venues, symbolising the void that could result from AI-generated content replacing human creativity. The album will be available on Spotify with all proceeds going to the charity Help Musicians.
A coalition of media and entertainment companies, which between them contribute £126bn to the economy each year, warned that Labour’s efforts to make Britain an AI hub will backfire and hobble the UK economy by stripping companies of control over how what they produce is used.
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