Sir Keir Starmer's government last night suffered yet another defeat over copyright protection from artificial intelligence for the creative industries as peers backed by Sir Elton John showed no sign of backing down.
For the third time the House of Lords tried to toughen up a law to prevent tech firms using copyrighted work without permission, after efforts by ministers to block them.
The row centres on firms using copyrighted material like song lyrics and books to train their AI systems, without paying those who produced the works.
Sir Elton at the weekend branded the Labour government 'losers' for blocking efforts to improve protection.
Peers supported by 287 votes to 118, majority 169, an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, that adds a commitment to introduce transparency requirements, aiming to ensure copyright holders are able to see when their work has been used and by who.
