‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI
‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI Australia's PM remarked that...
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- ‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI Australia's PM remarked that writers, musicians, artists and journalists "must retain ownership and control of their work," and that "our laws will spell that out, plain as day." Trending on Billboard SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian prime minister’s assurances that tech and AI companies can’t use copyright-protected works including consent, credit and compensation has been warmly welcomed by the international music publishers community.
- Earlier, on Wednesday, prime minister Anthony Albanese addressed AI in a presentation at the University of Sydney, with a speech that left no doubt about the government’s position.
- “No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control.
- “Anything less, is theft.” Those comments put at ease an industry nervous that copyright projections could be carved out by a tech sector hungry to use music and creative works for AI purposes without licenses.
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‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI Australia's PM remarked that writers, musicians, artists and journalists "must retain ownership and control of their work," and that "our laws will spell that out, plain as day." Trending on Billboard SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian prime minister’s assurances that tech and AI companies can’t use copyright-protected works including consent, credit and compensation has been warmly welcomed by the international music publishers community. Earlier, on Wednesday, prime minister Anthony Albanese addressed AI in a presentation at the University of Sydney, with a speech that left no doubt about the government’s position. “No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control. “Anything less, is theft.” Those comments put at ease an industry nervous that copyright projections could be carved out by a tech sector hungry to use music and creative works for AI purposes without licenses. “Our international industry fully agrees” with Albanese’s stance, Phelan adds, “and looks forward to continuing to build only...