Copyright and AI: Consultation closes tonight

By John Freeman on February 25, 2025 • ( 1 )

Today is the final day to respond to the British Government’s AI and copyright consultation. Changes under consideration, which many creators across many creative industries oppose, will significantly change how work is protected by copyright.

As many downthetubes readers may know, the Government recently launched a consultation on AI and copyright. It also announced that its preferred solution is for a copyright exception, allowing AI companies to use your works to train their models, unless you specifically reserve your rights by opting-out.

You can respond to the consultation here until midnight tonight, Tuesday 25th February 2025

The front page of every single UK newspaper today, boosting the "Make It Fair" campaign. Photo: Alex Paknadel — *The front page of every single UK newspaper today, boosting the “Make It Fair” campaign. Photo: Alex Paknadel*

Many creators, media publishers and other organisations such as the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society don’t think this is fair or practical. They have some useful guidance here on how authors and artists can respond to protect existing copyright. If you agree, make sure your voice is heard!

The Creators Rights in AI Coalition (of which ALCS are a member) have also put together a letter writing campaign here – Safeguard Creative Rights in AI

You have until midnight tonight to respond to the consultation. You don’t need to answer every question. Let’s Make It Fair for creators!

• Copyright and AI: Consultation

Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology by Command of His Majesty

• You can respond to the Copyright and AI consultation here until midnight tonight, Tuesday 25th February 2025

• Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society – Response Guidance

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.