Huge thanks to Lee Barron for hosting the CRA Drop In for Labour members in parliament yesterday.

It was good to hear from the Minister Chris Bryant about the next steps for AI and Copyright at our parliamentary drop in. CRA Board Deborah Annetts @ISM The AOP The Society of Authors all making the case for protecting creators' incomes #paythecreator #copyrightmatters

Important Creators' Rights Alliance lobby of Parliament on AI including constituents Deborah Annetts of ISM Fay Thomas photographer and ex boss Carole Tongue Will continue advocating for the cultural sector, duty bound to as Culture, Media and Sport Committee member representing so many creatives!

This week the Government published a new ten-year plan for the creative industries, including the appointment of a Freelance Champion. Read the response from CRA Chair Deborah Annetts creatorsrightsalliance.org/news#indstrat

'The Government refused to listen to the clarion call from 2.4 million creative workers who rely on copyright law being enforced for their wages and to control their property' our CEO Deborah Annetts discussing the Data Bill in a keynote speech this morning. Full speech 👇

🚨 The ISM welcomes new legislation that will stop NDAs silencing victims of harassment and discrimination. ISM Chief Exec @deborahannetts said ‘it is fantastic that after years of campaigning the government has listened to us’ 👇 ism.org/news/ism-welco…

Earlier this month, the government announced the return of the National Year of Reading for 2026, an initiative aimed at tackling the steep and long-term decline in reading among children and young people.

Great to be at the All Party Writers Group Summer Reception at the House of Commons. We heard about the Government's AI consultation and new research into screenwriters' earnings ✍️

Following a backlash this week about changes to WeTransfer’s Terms of Service, we're pleased to see that WeTransfer has responded to complaints, provided clarity about the issue + said that it will not be using customers’ data to train AI Read more: writersguild.org.uk/we-transfer/

This week, Culture Minister Sir Chris Bryant announced a new set of industry-agreed, label-led principles aimed at boosting income for UK music creators. What does this mean for musicians? Find out below 👇 loom.ly/RGNOndA

Bectu welcomes ‘critical’ crackdown on late payments for freelancers broadcastnow.co.uk/freelancers/be…

Great turnout for the CRA Summer Drinks last night - thanks to all our members, too many to tag! #cra #creators

Following the crash of Arts Council England's Grantium application portal - and the ongoing impact on playwrights and other writers - WGGB has written to ACE Chief Executive Darren Henley You can read the letter here: writersguild.org.uk/wggb-writes-to…

The CRA is hiring. Could you be our new Membership & Advocacy Manager? creatorsrightsalliance.org/work-for-us

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This is the first class action legal settlement centered on AI and copyright in the United States, and the outcome may shape how regulators and creative industries approach the legal debate over generative AI and intellectual property. wired.com/story/anthropi…

BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors and publishers whose books the AI company illegally pirated to train its large language model. The settlement constitutes the largest-ever payout in a U.S.

A question for the UK government: have you told US AI companies you will change copyright law? Because it looks a lot like you have. Reading today's 'tech prosperity deal', it's obvious that US AI companies plan to train models in the UK. They talk about 'research

In his acceptance speech at The Ivors Academy Honours, Chris Bryant MP (Chris Bryant) described songwriters as "miracle workers" who fashion something from nothing.   His core belief is simple: "miracle workers should be paid properly."   It was this conviction that drove him