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AI and Copyright: Australia Encourages Licensing Deals Between Tech and Creative Industries

The Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
26 Mar 2026
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26 Mar 2026, 08:00 am

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A leading creative industry CEO representing songwriters and music publishers says current copyright laws are fit for purpose in the age of artificial intelligence.

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This article highlights the Australian Government's preference for voluntary licensing agreements between AI developers and the creative sector over legislative overhauls of copyright law. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland suggests the existing framework is sufficient to manage the data needs of generative AI companies like Anthropic while protecting intellectual property. While primarily focused on intellectual property rights, the discussion touches on the economic governance of frontier AI models and the regulatory environment for high-capability systems in Australia. This approach signals a policy trajectory that prioritizes market-based solutions for the data acquisition challenges inherent in training large-scale AI models.

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PoliticsFederalAIPrint articleRonald MizenPolitical correspondentMar 26, 2026 – 5.38pmPublishing, music and entertainment bodies say their members are tech-savvy and ready to do licence deals with artificial intelligence companies, and existing copyright laws are capable of achieving that outcome.And in the strongest indication to date that the Albanese government holds the same view, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the existing copyright regime had served Australia well for more than half a century.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIAndrew CharltonAnthropicCopyrightJim ChalmersAnthony AlbaneseMedia & marketingMichelle RowlandFetching latest articles