Is licensing the answer to AI copyright concerns? Committee hears from experts
The Communications and Digital Committee continues its inquiry on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright hearing evidence from representatives of the Copyright Licensing Agency, Fairly Trained and DACS.
Meeting details
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
AI and copyright
Chief Executive Officer at Fairly Trained
Head of Policy and International at DACS
General Counsel and Company Secretary at Copyright Licensing Agency
Background
This inquiry builds on the Committee’s previous work on AI and copyright as part of recent reports into UK scaleups, large language models and the creative industries.
This session examines potential opportunities for licensing copyrighted works for AI uses in the UK and the factors shaping future progress.
Possible areas for discussion
Possible areas for discussion with witnesses include:
- the emerging UK market for licensing copyrighted works for AI usage;
- barriers to participation across different sectors and potential solutions for licensing at scale;
- the role of transparency; and
- how the Government and regulators might support a coherent, workable framework.