The British creative industry opposes the changes that the United Kingdom government wants to make in the copyright law. Media, editorials, artists, musical producers, illustrators and dozens of professional associations support the “Make it Fair” campaign, requesting the Executive to reconsider the modifications and protect the work of the sector in the face of the risk of being delivered free of charge to companies of artificial intelligence To feed your models.
Different agents of the various creative and technological sectors have joined in the Creative rights in ai coalition, driving group of the campaign. The initiative is aligned with other brand plays, such as the silent disc
Professional associations and companies such as Condé Nast or Getty Images support the initiative
“Make It Fair” is supported, among others, by National Union of Journalist, The Associated Press, Professional Publishers Association, Association of Independent Music, Condé Nast or Getty Images. In addition, he has joined the main headwaters of the country, such as The Guardian, The Sun, Daily Mail either The Times on the publication of the same cover.
“The Government wants to change the law to favor the large technological platforms so that they can use the British content to feed their artificial intelligence models without the need for permission or payment. We protect the creative industries. It is fair”, Points out creativity. A QR code is included that leads to the News Media Association website for more information.
Agents behind the campaign point out that their industries generate more than 120,000 million pounds a year for the British economy, which It would be in danger of running an impact that they describe as “devastating” Yeah “The government legitimizes content theft” That is why “Make It Fair” encourages citizens to contact their parliamentarians and support creative industries.
“For a healthy democratic society, copyright are fundamental for the ability of editors to invest in reliable quality journalism”, Commented Owen Meredith, CEO of News Media Association, in a statement. “The only thing that needs to be reaffirmed is that these laws also apply to AI, and transparency requirements must be introduced to allow creators to understand when their content is being used. On the other hand, the government proposes to weaken the law and, essentially, legalize content theft”
The campaign also argues that There will be no innovation in artificial intelligence without high quality content which is essential fuel for models, and asks the Government to guarantee that creatives can obtain adequate financial compensation from artificial intelligence companies to ensure sustainable future for both AI and creative industries.
The Government’s initiative seeks Attract the investments of large technological companies to the United Kingdom And for this I will allow the companies to use content without permission unless the creators deny their consent specifically. The creative sectors consider that this would imply the constant surveillance of their work, which is complex, expensive and would imply a lot of time.
The coalition advocates that the creators of all the United Kingdom have knowledge and control over how its content and transparency are used by the companies that use it. They point out that this is the only way to boost long -term growth in the country, both for the creative and technological sector.
