by sarah@becs.org.uk | Jul 8, 2026 | news
We are supporting this petition led by the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) requiring AI firms to disclose training data. This petition is aimed at ensuring creators are informed of how their work is used so they can ensure they are fairly paid. For more...
by sarah@becs.org.uk | Jun 8, 2026 | news
We have now completed our summer distribution which involved just under £6,000,000 being sent to over 16,000 members. Payments will start reaching accounts on 09/06/2026. If you have not received your statement, need to make any changes to your contact or payment...
by sarah@becs.org.uk | Mar 19, 2026 | news
BECS welcomes the Government’s formal acknowledgement that introducing a broad copyright exception which would have allowed AI developers to train models on copyrighted works without permission or payment, unless rightsholders opted out, is no longer its preferred...
by sarah@becs.org.uk | Dec 17, 2025 | news
The BECS Offices will be closed from December 24th 2025 and will open again on January 2nd 2026. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at BECS
by sarah@becs.org.uk | Nov 5, 2025 | news
We are pleased to advise that this year’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 2nd December 2025. For those that cannot join us, we request you complete a proxy form and return this to us by 2.30pm Friday 28th November 2025. A proxy form will be sent to...
