Government updates on copyright and AI commitments made during DUA Act passage
15/12/2025 | UK Government
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), in conjunction with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), has released a progress report on the development of an economic impact assessment and a report on copyright works in artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement to produce the documents was a concession made during the final stages of the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUA Act). Both documents are due by 18 March 2026.
The progress report details the analysis of responses to the government's consultation on copyright and AI, launched in December 2024, which received more than 11,500 responses.
The analysis, involving around 80 officials, identified that 88% of respondents supported an option requiring licences for all uses of copyrighted works. In contrast, only 3% of responses supported the government's preferred option to introduce a data-mining exception that would allow right holders to reserve their rights.
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