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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1560 posts •
Kneecap’s replacement for cancelled gig cancelled public
Kneecap • 2 min read

Kneecap’s replacement for cancelled gig cancelled

Calls continue for UK festivals to pull Kneecap from their line-ups following the recent controversies, with MPs even discussing their planned Glastonbury set in Parliament. After an Eden Sessions show was cancelled the band booked a replacement gig in Plymouth, but that’s now also been axed…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Seeking to keep copyright and AI out of the Data Bill, ministers promise an impact assessment of proposed copyright exception public
Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Seeking to keep copyright and AI out of the Data Bill, ministers promise an impact assessment of proposed copyright exception

When the UK House Of Lords considered a new Data Bill it added some lines about the copyright and transparency obligations of AI companies. The government got them removed, but some MPs are trying to get them reinserted. Ministers now hope to placate critics with the promise of an impact assessment…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Björn Ulvaeus tells British lawmakers that the “AI revolution” will be positive, but only if creator rights are respected public
Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Björn Ulvaeus tells British lawmakers that the “AI revolution” will be positive, but only if creator rights are respected

Björn Ulvaeus has been in Westminster this week in his role as CISAC President urging UK lawmakers to resist demands from AI companies to weaken copyright law. The “AI revolution” is to be welcomed, he told MPs and Lords, providing AI companies form “mutually-respecting partnerships” with creators…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Conservative leader calls for Kneecap to be prosecuted over “kill your local MP” statement, as potential US visa issues mount for the group public
Kneecap • 4 min read

Conservative leader calls for Kneecap to be prosecuted over “kill your local MP” statement, as potential US visa issues mount for the group

Kneecap are facing mounting criticism over past comments in support of Hamas and declaring that “the only good Tory is a dead Tory”. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wants the rap group prosecuted, while speculation increases that Donald Trump’s government could block them from touring in the US…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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