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UK collecting society opts out of EU data mining exception over AI fears

( February 23, 2026, 12:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The British Equity Collecting Society (BECS) has exercised an optout for its audiovisual performers from the EU’s text and data mining exception, part of the EU’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. BECS says AI developers have used the recorded works of its members to train models, infringing performers’ rights in the UK and EU. The opt out is intended to assert that the performers reserve exclusive rights to their performances and that AI developers must seek explicit permission.Statement follows:...

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