UK Government report on copyright and artificial intelligence

rights policy item·government report·unknown

Government withdrew preference for a broad text-and-data-mining exception with rights reservation and committed to further evidence gathering.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence/report-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence ↗
Geography	United Kingdom
parties	unknown
item type	government_report
confidence	high
identifier	unknown
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	United Kingdom
adoption date	2026-03-18
affected works	musical works; sound recordings; performances
current status	published_policy_position_unsettled
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	UK Government report on copyright and artificial intelligence
confidence basis	Primary or authoritative public source reviewed; legal status expressed conservatively.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	UK Government
primary documents	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence/report-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence
unresolved questions	unknown
affected entity types	creators; rights holders; AI developers
affected organizations	UK Government