Gov Backtracks on AI Copyright After Artist Outcry

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• •The scrapped policy was 'Option 3' from a government consultation, proposing a text and data mining (TDM) exception allowing AI firms to use copyrighted works unless rightsholders opted out, supported by transparency measures[1][3][5].
• •Over 11,500 consultation responses were submitted, with 88% favoring mandatory licensing over opt-out mechanisms, including public campaigns by figures like Elton John[2].
• •House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee recommended strengthening copyright laws, ruling out TDM exceptions, and adopting a licensing-first regime, influencing the government's reset[1][2][6].

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