The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), in collaboration with other enforcement agencies, has arrested a suspect following an extensive investigation into a sophisticated online piracy network responsible for the unlawful distribution of copyrighted television content belonging to licensed broadcasters. The suspect, Kelvin Kiplagat Singóei, was apprehended in Kiplombe, Uasin Gishu County, for distributing and reselling illegal […]

US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]

A man has been arrested in Loughborough, East Midlands, on suspicion of selling an illegal streaming service. The man is believed to be a key player in the running and sale of the service, which had around 4,000 subscribers. He was arrested at his home on suspicion of copyright and money laundering offences. Officers then […]

A new report by economic consultancy Europe Economics provides fresh analysis, based on new survey data, for the importance of copyright and AI regulation to AI investment in the UK. The new research draws on insights from a poll by JL Partners of 500 developers, investors, and others working in the UK AI ecosystem. Trade […]

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has confirmed that the government will consult with representatives of the creative industries on the implications of AI. Delivering a keynote speech at the Deloitte and Enders Analysis’ Media & Telecoms 2025 & Beyond conference in London, Nandy noted that broadcast viewing is down by a quarter, but that on […]

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a $25 million (€22m) complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Innetra PC, a UK-based company providing hosting services from data centres in the Netherlands. The lawsuit asserts that Innetra and its general […]

Chi Onwurah, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons, has written to Google and OpenAI requesting information on their response to the Government’s consultation on AI and copyright. In February 2025, the committee held a joint session with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to examine the proposals […]

The principle that everyone should receive fair remuneration for their creative work should underpin the relationship between the AI sector and rights holders, UK MPs have said in a joint response from two cross-party committees to the government’s consultation on AI and copyright. The submission from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Science, […]

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons will hold a joint evidence session on the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright law. The session, on February 4th, will consider the Government’s recently announced consultation on copyright and AI. MPs will examine the current […]

In a consultation announced by the UK government, it is proposed there may be an exemption to copyright laws, letting tech companies use material to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models unless the rights holder objects under a so-called ‘rights reservation’ system. In return, tech companies may be forced to open their AI models to […]