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UK needs California-style AI copyright protections, industry groups urge

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( October 17, 2025, 10:57 GMT | Insight) -- A consortium of industry groups representing creative sectors in the UK have issued a call for action on AI and copyright, saying that more transparency measures are needed and that retrospective settlements should be paid for global copyright infringement by AI companies. They held up California’s recently enacted Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act as a model.AI companies must reach licensing agreements with creators and compensate them for past and ongoing use of their work, UK organizations representing creative sectors have urged....

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