Synthetic Media Research Network — written evidence (ACT0011) to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee inquiry: Scaling Up: AI and creative tech

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1 Decision letter, 21.02.2023: chromeextension:// efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.copyright.gov/docs/zarya-of-the-dawn.pdf 2 Copyright, Patents and Designs Act 1988, Section 9(1)-(3) < https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/9> accessed 14 October 2024. 3 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 178. < https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/178> accessed 14 October 2024 4 Copyright, Patents and Designs Act 1988, section 9(3) < https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/9 > accessed 14 October 2024 5 UK Intellectual Property Office, ‘Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: copyright and patents: Government response to consultation – consultation outcome’ (28 June 2022) < https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/artificial-intelligence-and-ip-copyright-andpatents/ outcome/artificial-intelligence-and-intellectual-property-copyright-and-patents-government-response-toconsultation> accessed 14 October 2024. 6 The UK Intellectual Property Office can issue ‘notices’ (or ‘copyright notices’) providing guidance on how the law is to be applied, to reduce legal uncertainty in specific circumstances. The UK IPO does not often rely on this approach to provide support to stakeholders. See for example where this technique was used: UK Intellectual Property Office, ‘Copyright notice: digital images, photographs and the internet’ (4 January 2021) < https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/copyright-notice-digital-images-photographs-and-theinternet/ copyright-notice-digital-images-photographs-and-the-internet> accessed 14 October 2024 7 Mersinoglu, Yasemin Craggs. ‘HMRC undermining innovation by failing to award R and D tax credits, say start ups’, The Financial Times, 01.04.2024