Were the people, youre the Government. Youre supposed to protect us. Thats your job: McCartney and Elton take aim at proposed changes to copyright [Video]

Two of the most respected figures in the music industry have spoken out about the dangers posed to musicians (and indeed all creative people) by possible changes to the copyright law that the UK government is considering that will allow AI firms to use existing content for free.

Paul McCartney appeared on BBC1’s Laura Kuenssberg show on Sunday morning, warning about the proposals which as yet are still at a consultative stage. The default would be that AI developers would have free rein over all existing music and content on the Internet, unless artists purposely opted out.

McCartney told Kuenssberg he believed this would lead to a “loss of creativity”. He explained: “You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it,” he said. “They don’t have anything …