Sir Elton John described the Government as "absolute losers" and said he felt "incredibly betrayed" after calls by peers to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill to include greater copyright protections against artificial intelligence (AI) were resisted.Sir Elton is among hundreds of creatives who have urged the Government to protect copyright law. Speaking to the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Sir Elton said: "It's criminal, in that I feel incredibly betrayed."The House of Lords did a v

Sir Elton John described the Government as "absolute losers" and said he felt "incredibly betrayed" after calls by peers to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill to include greater copyright protections against artificial intelligence (AI) were resisted.Sir Elton is among hundreds of creatives who have urged the Government to protect copyright law. Speaking to the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Sir Elton said: "It's criminal, in that I feel incredibly betrayed."The House of Lords did a vote, and it was more than two to one in our favour, the Government just looked at it as if to say, 'hmmm, well the old people... like me can afford it."The singer said the Government was on track to "rob young people of their legacy and their income, it's a criminal offence, I think".