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Sir Paul McCartney: Don't let AI rip off musicians

The Beatle calls on the government to reconsider proposed changes to copyright law.

In a rare interview for Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Paul said "when we were kids in Liverpool, we found a job that we loved, but it also paid the bills", warning the proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a "loss of creativity". An alternative proposal for artists to opt in to give their permission for their content to be used will be put forward in the House of Lords by cross bench peer Baroness Kidron this week. The spokesperson added the government was "keen to hear the views of the music industry on these proposals" and would "only move forward once we are confident that we are delivering clarity, control and transparency for artists and the sector, alongside appropriate access to data for AI innovators".

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