Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Olney and Lord Spellar

Thursday 1st December 2022 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (LD)]

1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on intellectual property rights for performers and creative workers.

[John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)]

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.

[The Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Julia Lopez)]

The recent Intellectual Property Office consultation on artificial intelligence and intellectual property sought evidence and views on text and data mining. A response was published in June. We recognise that the creative industries have significant concerns about the potential impacts of the TDM proposal and as a result, we are reflecting on whether to progress it in its current form. The IPO will be engaging with interested parties over the coming months to help to inform the Government’s thinking and we will set out the next steps in due course.