‘Plans for law reform to open up access to copyright material for training AI systems have been abandoned by the government in the face of trenchant opposition by rights holders. A long-awaited policy paper published today states that the government’s original proposal – to allow “data mining” of copyright works unless the holder specifically opts out – “is no longer the government’s preferred way forward”.’
Law Society Gazette, 18th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
