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On 14 January 2025, the High Court delivered a significant judgment in Getty Images (US) Inc. and Others v. Stability AI Ltd. (the Case). The Case concerns the alleged infringement of copyright materials used in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) models. The High Court determined that the sixth claimant could not bring a representative claim for a large number of copyright holders given that the parties had not been fully identified whilst each rights holder had different licensing rights with the claimants meaning that each case would have to be determined on its own merits making...

On 17 December 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (in conjunction with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office) presented to parliament an open consultation paper (the Consultation) about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright. The Consultation poses 47 questions and participants have until 25 February 2025 to comment. The Consultation reflects the significance of the UK creative industries and their contribution to the UK economy suggesting that the creative industries contribute GBP 124.8 billion to the...

On 23 January 2025, the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, imposed a GBP 7 000 fine on UK-based video-sharing platform (VSP) MintStars for failing to adequately protect minors from explicit content. The regulator determined that the platform’s safeguards, relying on user self-declaration and disclaimers, were insufficient under the Communications Act 2003. Ofcom’s investigation and findings Earlier on 27 February 2024, Ofcom launched an investigation into MintStars to determine whether it had complied with its statutory obligations under Part 4B of the Communications...

The Property (Digital Assets Etc.) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to the UK Parliament via the House of Lords on 11 September 2024, and its purpose is to make provision about the types of things that are capable of being objects of personal property rights. Since the Bill’s introduction, it has had its first and second reading and now awaits the committee (the date of which has yet to be set) and report stages, before its third reading in the House of Lords. After its passage through the upper chamber the Bill will be transferred to the House of Commons to follow a similar process to determine...

The Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB) was introduced in the House of Lords in October 2024. The report stage started on 21 January 2025. It is essentially a revised version of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI) which fell when the 2024 General Election was called. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (SoS) is responsible for the DUAB. Parts of the DPDI such as the removal of records of processing activities, data protection impact assessments, exemptions for vexatious data subject access requests (DSARs), and the shift from Data Protection Officers...