‘Battle to the end’, prepares to give Elton John in order to defend the copyright of artists and to push the British government for the bill that provides for relaxation of rights for the benefit of artificial intelligence businesses A.
Just last Monday, the House of Lords made great amendments to the Kir Starmer government plan to provides greater protection to artists regarding Ai and the copyrights, however Members voted against these changescausing the anger of Elton John.
“This bill is criminal, I feel incredibly betrayed,” the singer told the BBC.
The famous artist, who had supported the workers in the July 2024 elections, accuses them of They want to ‘steal from young artists the legacy them and income their.
“The members of this government are absolutely useless, I am furious,” the 78 -year -old performer continued, ready to lead them to justice, if needed, for this “large -scale theft”.
“A machine … has no soul, no heart, no human emotions, no passion. Human beings, when they create something, do it … to give pleasure to many people, “he said.
What does the bill that divide Britain provides
Government plan provides for one to be implemented Exception to the intellectual property right which will facilitate the use of the content for commercial purposes for artificial intelligence companies.
In this way, They will no longer have to obtain the permission of the authors or to compensate them.
The amendment voted by the House of Lords and then rejected by the MPs of the House of Commons, where the Labor prevails, provided that artists should grant their permission before any use of their work and be informed of its use, whatever they are.
BRA de Fer continues between the 2 bodies.
In this draft law, the world of culture is strongly opposed and Elton John had signed an open letter a few days ago with them Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Coldplay and more than 400 artists claiming respect for copyright rights.
The Labor Government hopes that it will make Britain a “world leader” in the AI and announced in mid -January an action plan aimed at attracting businesses in the industry allowing them to test their innovations in the United Kingdom over each regulation.