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