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Lords stand firm on AI copyright protections
The House of Lords has once again voted in favour of adding copyright protections to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, marking a fourth defeat for the Government on this issue.
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Once a bill has completed all the parliamentary stages in both the House of Lords, and House of Commons, it is ready to receive royal assent. This is when the King formally agrees to make the bill an Act.
The Act will not have official effect until a future date; however, Ofcom is aiming to move quickly to implement the new Act.
They are phasing out the implementation:
For the different phases, Ofcom will publish various statements on their final decisions, calls for evidence, and draft guidance over time.
The PPA has actively engaged with both Ofcom and the government regarding the Online Safety Act. We will persist in advocating that the protections for recognised news publishers must include PPA members.
If you wish to discuss these issues further with our team, please contact natasha.anku@ppa.co.uk or eilidh.wilson@ppa.co.uk
You can read more on the Online Safety Act’s Royal Assent status here.
The House of Lords has once again voted in favour of adding copyright protections to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, marking a fourth defeat for the Government on this issue.
The Data (Use and Access) Bill has become the subject of parliamentary ‘ping pong’ between the Lords and the Commons, as peers continue to press for stronger transparency requirements on AI developers using copyrighted content.
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