{"id":217343,"date":"2025-12-24T03:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/24\/australian-productivity-commissions-final-report-on-ai-rules-out-changes-to-copyright-law-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T03:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:08:57","slug":"australian-productivity-commissions-final-report-on-ai-rules-out-changes-to-copyright-law-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/24\/australian-productivity-commissions-final-report-on-ai-rules-out-changes-to-copyright-law-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Productivity Commission\u2019s Final Report on AI Rules Out Changes to Copyright\u00a0Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSYDNEY, Australia \u2014 ARIA and APRA AMCOS have welcomed the results of the Productivity Commission\u2019s year-long inquiry which both rules out changes to the existing copyright act and concludes that licensing is appropriate tactic for AI companies keen to access copyright-protected content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPublished last Friday, Dec. 19, and handed to the government on Dec. 10, the Commission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pc.gov.au\/inquiries-and-research\/data-digital\/report\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">final report<\/a> on <em>Harnessing data and digital technology<\/em> concludes it would be \u201cpremature to make changes to Australia\u2019s copyright laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLicensing, the text reads, \u201ccreates more incentives for the production of new creative content, to the benefit of both the public and AI developers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe PC has \u201crecognized what the creative sector has argued for over two years,\u201d comments APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston, \u201cthat licensing of creative copyright content provides the pathway for AI development while ensuring creators are fairly compensated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdds ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd: \u201cThese findings reinforce what Australian creators and rights holders have consistently argued across 2025: our copyright system is robust, fit for purpose, and should be allowed to do its job in protecting the value of Australian culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned 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src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs previously reported, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/australia-government-shuts-down-copyright-exemptions-ai\/\">on Oct. 27<\/a> announced the federal government wouldn\u2019t water-down existing copyright protections, essentially shutting down the creative sectors\u2019 concerns that an exemption would be carved out for text and data mining (TDM).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a great result,\u201d a label source tells <em>Billboard<\/em>, one that sees the music industry and its allies win an arm wrestle with the tech sector, which assembled through the Tech Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhat a difference a few months make. In August, the Productivity Commission dropped its interim report, which recommended a new fair dealing exception for TDM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe music industry swung into action, as the likes of ARIA Award winners Missy Higgins and The Presets\u2019 Julian Hamilton, Kate Ceberano, and Midnight Oil frontman and former Labor frontbencher Peter Garrett stepped forward to advocate for rights holders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEven Spotify distanced itself from the tech giants, siding instead with the artist community, and pointing out that \u201cmusicians\u2019 rights matter. Copyright is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn September, a delegation of industry professionals and high-profile artists, including Holly Rankin (Jack River), Adam Briggs, and Paul Dempsey, attended a Senate committee hearing, where they appealed for stronger copyright protections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTheir words, it would appear, became action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cRather than a barrier, copyright is the framework that allows innovation and creativity to coexist. We are thrilled to see that recognized,\u201d says ARIA\u2019s Herd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe recorded music industry is \u201cready and willing to work collaboratively with AI companies,\u201d reckons Herd. The record business and its many players are \u201cwell-established, experienced licensors and can efficiently license the music datasets needed for AI innovation,\u201d she notes. \u201cWe look forward to getting to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Commission is the Australian government\u2019s independent research and advisory body on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith its probe, the PC was tasked with identifying the highest priority reform areas under each of five pillars which have \u201cpotential to materially boost Australia\u2019s productivity growth going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe document also recommends that the government monitor the development of AI and its interaction with copyright holders over the next three years, by looking closely at licensing markets for open web materials, the effect of AI on creative incomes generated by copyright royalties, and how overseas courts set limits to AI-related copyright exceptions, especially fair use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRead the full report <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pc.gov.au\/2025-12\/data-digital_0.pdf?VersionId=CllchxmIqslkQ9zbKND7jSMBvrMqPyxq\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/australian-productivity-commission-final-report-ai\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2014 ARIA and APRA AMCOS have welcomed the results of the Productivity Commission\u2019s year-long inquiry which both rules out changes to the existing copyright act and concludes that licensing is appropriate tactic for AI companies keen to access copyright-protected content. 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