Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 24324

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Liam Conlon

LabourBeckenham and Penge

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the use of artificial intelligence complies with existing copyright law.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Government is clear that making copies of protected material will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies. However, the application of existing copyright law to generative AI models is untested in the courts, and...

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