Creative Rights in AI Coalition: Government Must Accept Lords Transparency Amendment To The Data Bill

12 May 2025 - Press release

Following the passing of a Lords Amendment that would give rightsholders meaningful transparency over AI training, the Creative Rights in AI Coalition said:
"The House of Lords has reflected a chorus of voices across the UK creative economy, tech community, and society who believe rightsholders must be able enforce their rights in the age of AI. The Government must now listen and adopt these modest amendments – designed to give the creative industries a degree of transparency over how their own work is used - when the Bill returns to the Commons.

"It cannot be too soon to protect the livelihoods of 2.4 million UK citizens, allowing the UK to take our place in the global AI supply chain with a dynamic licensing market for creative content."

The vote was won by 272 votes to 125.

In her speech, Baroness Kidron acknowledged the Coalition's support for her amendment, saying thank you to "[...]the Creative Rights in AI Coalition that has demonstrated the complete uniformity of sentiment across the creative industries, from the biggest record label to the freelance photographer just starting out."

This victory in the Lords follows the sending of an open letter to the Prime Minister by over 400 top creatives, media and creative business leaders, and creative businesses, urging him to give Government support to the Lords Amendment. Signatories to the letter represent a who's who across the creative industries, including Elton John, David Furnish, Paul McCartney, Florence Welch, Kate Bush, Coldplay,  Antonia Fraser, Tom Stoppard, Richard Curtis, Ian McKellen, Kazuo Ishiguro, Moria Buffini, Russell T Davies, Rachel Whiteread, Shirley Bassey,  Antony Gormley, Emily Eavis, Tom Dixon, John Pawson, Justine Roberts, and dozens of arts and media organisations from across the UK.