# Report and impact assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (sections 135-136 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025)

- **Jurisdiction:** United Kingdom (GB)
- **Type:** Advisory · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** DSIT, DCMS and Intellectual Property Office
- **Proposed:** 17 Dec 2024 · **Adopted:** 18 Mar 2026 · **Effective:** —
- **Obligations:** Copyright and training data
- **Sectors:** Media

## Summary
Statutory report following the Dec 2024-Feb 2025 consultation: the Government states that a broad text-and-data-mining exception with rights-holder opt-out is no longer its preferred way forward and that it will not change copyright law until confident reforms meet its objectives, instead gathering more evidence on transparency, licensing, technical standards and enforcement. Relevant to AI developers and rights holders.

## Why it matters
Training AI on UK copyright works without a licence remains legally risky; no new TDM exception is coming in the near term.

## Source
[GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. 'proposed' date is the start of the consultation.

## Cite
Report and impact assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (sections 135-136 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025). DSIT, DCMS and Intellectual Property Office. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/gb-copyright-ai-report-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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Canonical page: https://wheresthe.ai/rule/gb-copyright-ai-report-2026/ · Not legal advice.