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AI firms trained on Australian artists' songs without consent, music publishers say

2026-10-19 | AUS | incident | economic
Our take

Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave are now training data. The publishers' confederation would like the invoice to follow the songs.

The facts

AI companies have trained models on copyrighted songs by Australian artists, including Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave, without permission or compensation. The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) accuses these firms of violating intellectual property rights and pressuring Australia to weaken copyright laws, causing harm to creators.

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