Part 7: Other provision about use of, or access to, data Copyright works and artificial intelligence systems Section 136: Report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems
Section 136 requires the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems within 9 months of Royal Assent of this Act, and to lay it before Parliament.
	The report must consider the options relating to copyright and AI training set out in the Government’s December 2024 consultation on copyright and AI, as well as any appropriate alternative options. The report must consider and make proposals in relation to:
Technical measures and standards (such as those concerned with metadata) that may be used to control the use of, and access to, copyright works for the purpose of training AI systems. This would include measures and standards relating to access to works by web crawlers;
The effect of copyright on access to, and use of, data by developers of AI systems. This would include text and data mining;
Disclosure by developers of AI systems about their use of, and access to, copyright works for the purpose of training AI systems. This would include transparency about the use of web crawlers to access copyright works;
The granting of copyright licences to developers of AI systems, which may support remuneration of copyright owners;
Enforcement of requirements and restrictions relating to the use of, and access to, copyright works with AI systems. This would include enforcement by a regulator.
	Consideration of and proposals under each of the above areas must include consideration of and proposals in relation to AI systems developed outside the United Kingdom.
	In preparing the report the Secretary of State must consider the likely effect in the United Kingdom of proposals on copyright owners, and persons who develop or use AI systems.