Sony is just one of the major labels that has challenged the UK government’s AI reforms. Sony Music has revealed it has requested the removal of over 75,000 AI-generated deepfake recordings featuring popular artists like Harry Styles, Queen, and Beyoncé. This revelation was part of Sony’s submission to a UK government consultation on AI copyright laws, where the company strongly criticised proposed policy changes that could make it easier for AI companies to exploit copyrighted music. Major record labels have already spoken out against the UK government’s approach to AI copyright exemptions, arguing that the proposed “text and data mining”…