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record: TRV-2026-1869
version: 1
kind: certified
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timestamp: 2026-10-19T01:08:50.459365Z
status: published
lens: p_space
sector: entertainment
headline: Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns
dek: AI has already been trained on the works of Australian artists including Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave without compensation, the peak global body for music rights has claimed, as the Australian government has been warned against giving in to “strong-arming” from tech companies seeking to weaken copyright law. The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) – which represents Sony, Warner and Universal as well as thousands of independent publishers on six continents – has warned that of the dozens of cou…
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problem_title: The music publishers' body says works by Australian artists have already been used to train AI without compensation, while tech firms press Australia to weaken copyright rules.
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problem_reading: The music publishers' body says works by Australian artists have already been used to train AI without compensation, while tech firms press Australia to weaken copyright rules.
problem_evidence: AI has already been trained on the works of Australian artists including Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave without compensation
quick_read: The International Confederation of Music Publishers told Guardian Australia that AI systems have already learned from Australian musicians' work without payment. It showed evidence that Google's Gemini could reproduce lyrics by Kylie Minogue, G-Flip and Nick Cave, and pointed to a reported dataset of over 12m songs taken from YouTube videos.

The dispute matters because Australia appears to be the only one of 62 countries the ICMP says is considering weakening copyright protections for AI training, and the creative sectors fear losing control and payment. Much remains unresolved: Google was approached for comment, a parliamentary committee describes a stalemate, and AI companies dispute that the law should require licences for training.
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key_points: The ICMP represents Sony, Warner, Universal and thousands of independent publishers, and says Australia appears to be the only country considering weakening copyright law. | Evidence given to Guardian Australia showed Gemini reproducing lyrics from Kylie Minogue, G-Flip and Nick Cave. | An AI training dataset reported by the Atlantic in June reportedly contains more than 12m songs pulled from YouTube videos. | A parliamentary committee's chair and deputy chair asked the government to examine copyright settings while ensuring creators retain control and are paid. | Anthropic and OpenAI representatives defended their positions, citing licensing difficulty and US fair use.
rundown: ICMP managing director John Phelan said AI companies were asking policymakers to legitimise larceny and were pressing Australia with the message that without change they would not invest. He said 62 countries had considered legal changes but none of the other 61 had introduced a new commercial text and data mining exception.

In Australia, Anthony Albanese said in July that it would be theft if artists did not keep control over use of their work for AI training and payment. Committee members said models were already training on copyrighted works in the US, but that companies were withholding training frontier models in Australia without local copyright change.

Anthropic's envoy Jeffrey Bleich said licensing the entire internet is impossible and that training could be illegal under existing Australian law without a licence from every rights holder. OpenAI's Adam Cohen said US fair use protects technology development, and cited deals with News Corp and the Guardian. Senator David Pocock raised concerns that the committee's position was predetermined after staffer edits were seen in the letter, which Briskey rejected.
sources:
- journalism | The Guardian | https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/19/australia-music-global-copywright-outlier-ai-music-body-warnsns | 2026-10-19
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