United Kingdom: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Culture, Media and Sport inquiry into copyright and artificial intelligence

Progress

Current status
concluded
18 Mar 2026 concluded

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

18 Mar 2026
concluded

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Culture, Media and Sport published report on copyright and AI

On 18 March 2026, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a report on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) pursuant to section 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act. The re…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body central government