# Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution

> Original title: Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:00:18.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zqf4wwhyic647l0akswe8r073
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/31/experts-warn-ai-copyright-changes-could-breach-australian-constitution-and-spark-huge-compensation-rights-case

## Summary

Coalition senators, the recording industry and constitutional expert Anne Twomey warn that letting AI companies scrape copyrighted music, books and journalism could amount to an acquisition of property on other than just terms under section 51 of the constitution. Ross Cadell says Australia could face compensation claims from rights holders worldwide, and the attorney general's department says it is "extremely alive" to the issue. The government has not yet released a legislative proposal, and Anthropic has suggested an opt-out model for scraping.