AI and copyright

Communications and Digital Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 3 Nov 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry will explore the practical steps that would enable creative rightsholders to reserve and enforce their rights meaningfully in relation to AI systems; what levels of transparency and accountability can reasonably be expected from AI developers; and how licensing, attribution and labelling tools might support a viable marketplace for … Read more
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
3 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
17 Jun
2026
Correspondence
15 May
2026
Report published
15 May
2026
Correspondence
27 Mar
2026
Correspondence
6 Mar
2026
Report published
13 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
9 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
2 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
25 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
4 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
13 Jan 2026
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Guy Gadney · Charismatic.ai Oliver Ilott · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Roxanne Carter · Google Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Ruth Hannant · Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP · Department for Work and Pensions
9 Dec 2025
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Antony Walker · techUK Ed Conolly · Cloudflare Eugene Huang · ProRata.ai Matthew Sinclair · Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Professor John Collomosse · University of Surrey Vinous Ali · Startup Coalition
2 Dec 2025
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Ed Newton-Rex · Fairly Trained Reema Selhi · DACS Serena Dederding · Copyright Licensing Agency
25 Nov 2025
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Dr Alina Trapova · University College London Professor Eleonora Rosati · Stockholm University
4 Nov 2025
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Anna Ganley · Society of Authors Isabelle Doran · Association of Photographers Owen Meredith · News Media Association Tom Kiehl · UK Music
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4th Report - AI, copyright and the creative industries 6 Mar 2026 0 Responded
Correspondence 3 letters
17 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive Officer, Competition and Markets Authority, dated 17 June 2026
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15 May 2026 From committee Joint letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 12 May 2026
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27 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 27 March 2026
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