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Labor faces mounting pressure from creatives to rule out AI copyright reform

The Australian Recording Industry Association and other creative groups will front a Senate committee on Tuesday to oppose changes to copyright law to aid AI platforms.

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ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said music publishers and the broader creative sector have grown increasingly unsettled by the government’s reluctance to rule out adopting the recommendation. AAP/Steven Markham.

The nation’s major creative groups are preparing to make a desperate plea for Labor to rule out copyright law reform for the benefit of AI platforms, warning changes would pose a major threat to future licensing deals.

The issue is expected to dominate a Senate committee on Labor’s national culture policy on Tuesday, following the release of a Productivity Commission report last month suggesting Australia relax copyright laws to aid the rise of AI platforms.

The Australian Recording Industry Association, which represents local music publishers and hosts the annual ARIA awards, is among a crop of industry groups set to front the committee on Tuesday to air concerns about the recommendation.

ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said music publishers and the broader creative sector have grown increasingly unsettled by the government’s reluctance to rule out adopting the recommendation.