@techreport{ukcopyrightaireport2026,
  title = {UK Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: government drops opt-out TDM exception},
  year = {2026},
  institution = {UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)},
  url = {https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-and-impact-assessment-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence/report-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence},
  abstract = {Published 18 March 2026 under the obligation created by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, this statutory report formally records the UK government's withdrawal of its previously preferred opt-out text and data mining (TDM) exception for AI training. Following 11,520 consultation responses, the government chose instead to monitor whether industry-led licensing arrangements develop. No immediate legislative change followed, but the report and its accompanying impact assessment now form the evidence base for future UK copyright and AI policy. For animation educators, the report shifts the UK training-data debate from a near-certain legislative change to an ongoing monitoring situation.},
  keywords = {ip-and-copyright, training-data, content-provenance, institutional-policy},
  note = {AI \& Animation Education Knowledge Base}
}