{"id":25526,"date":"2026-10-19T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/kylie-minogue-songs-already-used-to-train-ai-as-tech-firms-strong-arm-australian-government-music-body-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:37:22","slug":"kylie-minogue-songs-already-used-to-train-ai-as-tech-firms-strong-arm-australian-government-music-body-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/kylie-minogue-songs-already-used-to-train-ai-as-tech-firms-strong-arm-australian-government-music-body-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms \u2018strong-arm\u2019 Australian government, music body warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers\u2019 group says<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">new political email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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 \u201cstrong-arming\u201d from tech companies seeking to weaken copyright law.<\/p>\n<p>The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) \u2013 which represents Sony, Warner and Universal as well as thousands of independent publishers on six continents \u2013 has warned that of the dozens of countries approached to water down copyright laws, Australia appears to be the only to consider doing so.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/oct\/19\/australia-music-global-copywright-outlier-ai-music-body-warnsns\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/240b7746d1549bd30b616b6fd2e698b1838fb964\/0_44_6452_5158\/master\/6452.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=594744b407942f98c05df8d2b4600af7\" title=\"Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms \u2018strong-arm\u2019 Australian government, music body warns\" \/>Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers\u2019 group says<br \/>\nGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast<br \/>\nAI 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 \u201cstrong-arming\u201d from tech companies seeking to weaken copyright law.<br \/>\nThe International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) \u2013 which represents Sony, Warner and Universal as well as thousands of independent publishers on six continents \u2013 has warned that of the dozens of countries approached to water down copyright laws, Australia appears to be the only to consider doing so. 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