Australian music industry groups have condemned the unauthorized use of their creativity to train large artificial intelligence models. Members drafted a letter to the government pleading for its copyright to be upheld and for greater protection against unauthorized use. The move raises concerns after reports that Australian musicians’ work has been used without their consent. Here’s the Australian music industry’s firm stance on protecting its rights in the face of artificial intelligence technology.
Australian music industry writes to government
Publish an open letter urging government officials, Australian musicians, local artists and organizations to work together to ensure creators are protected by law. According to Variety Australia, the consortium includes APRA AMCOS, ARIA, AMPAL, Copyright Office, Australian Music Centre, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office, Australian Publishers Association, Screenrights, Australian Screen Productions, AIR and others. Previously, The Atlantic reported that the works of millions of local Australian and New Zealand artists were unreasonably used to train artificial intelligence models without the knowledge, consent or payment of songwriters, composers and publishers. The work was included in four “mega-song data sets,” raising concerns about copyright infringement, liability and security. Works by local artists are also part of the collection, including Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Sia, Crowded House, Split Enz, INXS, Kylie MinogueChé Fu, Lorde, Christine Anu, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Yothu Yindi, Six60, Marlon Williams, Dan Sultan and more, according to the above channels.
A call for British musicians
Before Australia, the UK music industry had similar concerns about copyright and AI technology. By 2025, there will be 400 artists including Elton John, Dua Lipaand Mr. Paul McCartneywrote a letter to Sir Keir Starmer. Talking about the UK’s status as a creative powerhouse, artists said not protecting their rights was like giving their work away to tech companies.
