Category: Policy & Outreach
Reading Time: 2 minutes Government proposes copyright exception for AI The Government has launched its much-anticipated consultation on the application of UK copyright law to the training of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. This consultation, open until February 25, outlines three key proposals aimed at achieving the following objectives: Supporting rights holders in maintaining control over their content and ensuring […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes MPA Joins Creative Rights In AI Coalition The MPA has joined a new coalition of rights holders including authors, artists, music businesses, unions, and photographers to call on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent consultation. Launching today, the Creative Rights in AI Coalition has […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The world’s first transparency in music streaming voluntary code has today gone live (31 July). The UK’s Voluntary Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming was developed and agreed upon by digital service providers and 12 key music industry bodies, including the MPA. The Code, which was created in response to the Culture, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes UK Music today unveiled the findings of its 2024 Workforce Diversity Survey, which gives a revealing snapshot of those working behind the scenes in the UK music industry. The results show significant improvements in the areas of gender and ethnicity. However, the findings also highlight areas where more progress is needed. A total of 2,874 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Wednesday 1 May, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG) published their new report calling for updated legislation to support the UK music industry and music fans by regulating artificial intelligence (AI). The APPG on Music report makes 8 key recommendations to the Government to help manage the threat of AI to the music industry, including: The Government […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Having contributed to the inquiry’s evidence sessions, the MPA welcomes the Culture, Media and Sport’s (CMS) latest report on Creator Remuneration. We are particularly pleased to see the committee highlight the positive steps that the industry has taken on the back of the original report. The MPA will continue to work with the CMS Committee, the IPO, DCMS, DSIT and our wider industry […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Late last year, Conservative Peer Lord Holmes introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation Bill into the UK’s House of Lords. The Bill was introduced amidst the backdrop of the EU AI Act negotiations and the UK Government’s own AI working group discussions. Since then, the UK Government has shelved its plans for a code of practice on copyright […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The government has issued its long-awaited response to its AI White Paper consultation. As anticipated, the government has shelved its long-awaited code of conduct on the use of copyrighted material in AI training models due to disagreements between industry executives on what a voluntary code of practice should look like. The government is expected to publish a white […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Read the report here View MPA highlights from the report below including a statement from Paulette Long OBE, MPA Chair and interviews with Helen Choudhury, Head of DEI, MPA and Jackie Alway OBE, MCPS Chair & MPA Board member In a landmark moment for the UK music industry, today’s launch by Women in CTRL of their 2024 Seat […]