Creative Industries Wales 2025-05-22
2025-05-22
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Musicians, animators, and writers in Monmouthshire have expressed concerns about their work being used to train generative AI without compensation or consent. This issue is pressing as it could lead to copyright infringement and harm the creative industry's growth.
A musician, an animator and a horror writer are among the many constituents who have written to me recently to express their concerns about generative AI being trained on their work without compensation and without their consent. They need action now, not in 18 months when the damage will have been done and their work will have been scraped. What will the Minister do with the opportunity before us this afternoon in the Data (Use and Access) Bill to ensure that our fantastic creative industries have their copyright protected and can grow?
The UK is a creative content superpower and we should do nothing to undermine that. I am keen that we make sure that we protect those industries and enhance them for the future. She basically asked whether we could have a debate later today on the data Bill, and we are going to have one.
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Assessment & feedback
The Minister did not provide specific measures or timelines regarding protecting creative industry copyrights through the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
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