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Written Question
Copyright: Artificial Intelligence
Thursday 26th January 2023

Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to review support for the creative industries in the context of the proposed text and data mining copyright exception for artificial intelligence.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Government has heard a range of reactions to the text and data mining (TDM) proposal, including concerns raised by rights holders. The Minister for Intellectual Property welcomed the additional evidence and the Government has now launched a period of stakeholder engagement on implementation options, taking into account the evidence received.

We are confident that together we can design a balanced approach which supports the Government’s ambitions on AI innovation without critically undermining value for rights holders. In parallel, we are also working with industry to develop the Creative Industries Sector Vision to set out our ambitions for the sector. We will publish this in the coming months.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"14. What assessment the Government has made of the potential impact on the creative industries of the proposed copyright exemption for text and data mining for artificial intelligence. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister clearly agrees that our creative industries, especially music, are not only valuable in themselves, but part of what makes Britain great. It follows that we must encourage and support our creative talent across the spectrum. She also clearly understands and shares the industries’ concern about eroding creative copyright …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has made clear his salami-slicing tactic and his attack on the BBC, which has been ongoing for some years. Did he notice in the meantime the BBC’s massive audiences during the events following the sad demise of Her late Majesty and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill

"I did notice the rather significant difference that one was a Government Minister and one was a Back Bencher...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill

"Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that, under a Labour Government, the over-75s got their television licence for free? George Osborne took that away, and it is the only reason why the over-75s are having to pay...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What recent estimate she has made of the economic contribution that (a) the betting and gaming industry and (b) racing make to the economy. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply. Can I urge him, in preparing the White Paper, to take a balanced view of the economic and social benefits, the considerable pleasure for millions who bet quite responsibly and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Statutory Gambling Levy

"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Statutory Gambling Levy

"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. She referred to expenditure being tied to donors, but the industry puts billions into the Treasury through taxation, so should that not be properly done through the national health service? …..."
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