{"id":245007,"date":"2025-05-18T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/elton-john-i-would-take-government-to-court-over-ai-plans-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:04:45","slug":"elton-john-i-would-take-government-to-court-over-ai-plans-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/elton-john-i-would-take-government-to-court-over-ai-plans-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John: I would take government to court over AI plans | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xSswZ65WLgU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Elton John: I would take government to court over AI plans | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSswZ65WLgU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Elton John described the government as &quot;absolute losers&quot; and said he feels &quot;incredibly betrayed&quot; over plans to exempt technology firms from copyright laws.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, he said if ministers go ahead with plans to allow AI firms to use artists&#8217; content without paying, they would be &quot;committing theft, thievery on a high scale&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>This week the government rejected proposals from the House of Lords to force AI companies to disclose what material they were using to develop their programmes.<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesperson said that &quot;no changes&quot; to copyright laws would be &quot;considered unless we are completely satisfied they work for creators&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Elton John described the government as &quot;absolute losers&quot; and said he feels &quot;incredibly betrayed&quot; over plans to exempt technology firms from copyright laws. 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