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Written question asked by Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 27 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 (named day). It was answered by George Freeman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Copyright: Arts

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181744 on Copyright: Arts, what steps her Department is taking with representatives from creative industries and AI developers to develop a code of practice for text and data mining; and whether her Department will accept written evidence from members of the public who work in (a) creative and (b) tech industries.

Answer

To inform the code of practice, the Government will convene a group of AI firms and rights holders to identify barriers faced by users of data mining techniques when accessing copyright materials, and to develop licensing solutions for these. As the draft develops, we will seek evidence from an appropriate range of sources.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183159
Session
2022-23
Related items
Copyright: Arts
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Arts Copyright Data processing Licensing Artificial intelligence
Link
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