The UK government has issued its report and impact assessment on AI and copyright under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. This follows the recent report by the House of Lords Communications and Digital Sleect Committee. In a written statement to the UK parliament, Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology…
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MEPs have adopted recommendations aimed at protecting copyrighted creative work from use by artificial intelligence. They believe that EU copyright law should apply to all systems of generative artificial intelligence on the EU market, regardless of where the AI model was trained. Remuneration and transparency MEPs say that the use of copyrighted material by genAI…
UK law Ofcom investigates online forums hosting image-based sexual abuse Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the provider of two online image boards has failed to comply with duties to protect people in the UK from illegal content. Due to the nature of these sites, Ofcom has decided not to name them or their…
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has published its report on AI, copyright and the creative industries. Main findings The Committee points out that generative AI systems can now produce imitations of creative material in seconds. These capabilities depend on training models on vast quantities of human-created content, often without explicit consent or…
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UK law Financial Services Regulation Committee holds inquiry on stablecoins in the UK The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Commission is holding an inquiry on the development of, and proposed regulatory response to, stablecoins in the UK. In particular, the inquiry will examine the extent to which stablecoins might disrupt the traditional models of…
Jonathan Hewett summarises and analyses this week’s important Supreme Court decision over patent protection for AI and computer-implemented inventions In a landmark decision on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the UK’s approach to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. In positive news for patentees, the Judgment overrules almost 20 years of patent practice…
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UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 SI 2026/31 have been made to bring certain provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 into force on 6 February 2026. Section 138(2) inserts new sections 66E,…
UK law Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/1352 have been made. They amend the priority offences set out in Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023, adding offences under section 184 of the OSA 2023 (encouraging or assisting…
UK law UK government publishes progress report on copyright and AI The government has published a progress statement about its work to date on copyright and AI. The statement also explains the steps it is taking to prepare a report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems; and an economic…