Weakening AI copyright law will spell 'disaster for creativity', global music body warns Albanese

Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a'huge mistake' and damage Australia's reputation While local creatives have raised constitutional issues and threatened political backlash, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing recording industry bodies worldwide, said its members were worried about Australia potentially agreeing to demands other nations had rejected. "Why would Australia do this? Why would a sophisticated, democratic country that has a phenomenal cultural power of its own choose to make this very odd decision and buy into the promises of a few large AI companies, and throw away their own culture and creativity?" Victoria Oakley, the chief executive of IFPI, told Guardian Australia. "I don't think Australia wants to be the weakest link in this situation, the one that believed the promises and gave in and threw creativity under the bus on behalf of everyone else. That doesn't feel very Australian to me. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email "You just need one safe harbour, because then you can train on music from anywhere in the world.