Sir Paul McCartney warns proposed copyright law changes could allow AI to exploit musicians
Sir Paul McCartney warns proposed copyright law changes could allow AI to exploit musicians
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Sir Paul McCartney has warned that proposed changes to copyright law could allow AI to 'rip off' musicians. The Beatles legend, 82, expressed concern that government ministers are considering giving AI developers the ability to use creators' content online unless rights holders specifically opt out.
![[The Beatles legend, 82, expressed concern that government ministers are considering giving AI developers the ability to use creators' content online unless rights holders opt out (pictured last year)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/23/94518067-14325675-image-a-61_1737848682428.jpg)
In an interview with the BBC, Sir Paul said: 'You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it, and they don’t have anything to do with it. And anyone who wants can just rip it off.'. He referenced his band's 1965 hit Yesterday, saying: 'The truth is, the money’s going somewhere. Somebody’s getting paid, so why shouldn’t it be the guy who sat down and wrote Yesterday?'.
![[In an interview with the BBC, Sir Paul said: 'You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it, and they don’t have anything to do with it. And anyone who wants can just rip it off' (pictured last year)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/23/94518739-14325675-image-a-62_1737848807477.jpg)
Sir Paul called on the Labour Government to reconsider the proposals, adding: 'We are the people, you’re the Government. You’re supposed to protect us. That’s your job.'. He also stressed that artists and creative thinkers need proper protection if the industry is to thrive.
![[Sir Paul called on the Labour Government to reconsider the proposals: 'We are the people, you’re the Government. You’re supposed to protect us. That’s your job' (pictured 2016)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/23/94518813-14325675-image-a-63_1737848868344.jpg)
Sir Paul McCartney has warned that proposed changes to copyright law could allow AI to 'rip off' musicians (pictured last year). The Beatles legend, 82, expressed concern that government ministers are considering giving AI developers the ability to use creators' content online unless rights holders opt out (pictured last year).
![[It comes as The Beatles have been nominated for a BRIT Award for a song written 45 years ago by the late John Lennon (L-R Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison in 1969)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/23/94442327-14325675-The_Beatles_have_been_nominated_for_a_BRIT_Award_for_a_song_writ-a-64_1737848928622.jpg)
