alt.hn

3/18/2026 at 4:21:50 PM

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1gr5v333o

by chrisjj

3/18/2026 at 10:00:24 PM

What a dumb policy in the first place. One of the most successful creative industries in the world and your plan is to bend over for the big American tech companies instead of supporting the people actually making your country money.

by basisword

3/18/2026 at 10:15:11 PM

This Govt's serious problem is it has fallen hook line and sinker for the "AI" con trick. It thought shafting the creatives a price worth paying for a place on the "AI" gravy train. It still has no idea how deluded it is, so will be looking for an alternative "solution". Perhaps it can sell the UK populace's health data instead. Oh wait...

by chrisjj

3/19/2026 at 11:04:32 AM

But isn't it always (or at least lately) like this? Corporations ruling, the small guy paying? I'm aware this sounds very leftie, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

by soco

3/19/2026 at 11:54:52 AM

No. We've seen nothing as extreme as this Governmental "AI" delusion since Lysenkoist vitalism. And look where that ended up.

by chrisjj

3/18/2026 at 7:28:04 PM

I thought rights were self-evident. :/

by kelseyfrog

3/18/2026 at 8:20:19 PM

Too much so for this government. Their plan was to change the law to remove creator rights regarding theft, sorry, use by "AI".

by chrisjj

3/18/2026 at 8:35:17 PM

I thought we were against IP as property. When did that change?

by kelseyfrog

3/18/2026 at 8:41:48 PM

we went from the Linux and later Napster era of "information wants to be free" pretty quickly over the past decade.

Billions have been spent on changing our minds and our children so privacy and privacy are bad.

by hactually

3/18/2026 at 5:12:41 PM

they are just switching to waiting it out

by gmerc

3/18/2026 at 5:42:26 PM

Flip-flopping on lots of different things has become a running joke for the UK government.

by harvey9