UK celebrities win: government drops plan letting AI firms use copyrighted work free
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-27
A Guardian analysis recounts how UK celebrities — Elton John, Paul McCartney, Björn Ulvaeus, Julianne Moore, Thom Yorke — forced the government to back down from plans letting AI companies use copyright-protected work without permission, with John calling ministers 'absolute losers'. The lesson for Australia's parallel copyright debate: high-profile creatives get your argument on front pages, and the campaign's sophistication was decisive.
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