Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shakeup has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back

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Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shakeup has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back

Celebrity musicians from Elton John to Dua Lipa are urging the U.K. government to rethink controversial plans to reform copyright laws that allow artificial intelligence developers access to rights-protected content.An open letter signed by John, Lipa and a host of other high-profile artists, this weekend called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to back an amendment proposed by U.K. lawmaker Beeban Kidron to make the legal framework around AI model makers’ use of copyrighted content more strict.“We are wealth creators, we reflect and promote the national stories, we are the innovators of the future, and AI needs us as much as ..