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Victoria Oakley

chief executive, IFPI

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“You just need one safe harbour, because then you can train on music from anywhere in the world.”
Weakening AI copyright law will spell ‘disaster for creativity’, global music body warns AlbaneseThe Guardian, November 8, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. IFPI's chief executive to Guardian Australia on why a copyright exception in one country would matter globally.
“I just don’t think it’s true that you will only get investment or growth, or be seen as pro-innovation, if you entirely give in to the demands of AI companies”
Weakening AI copyright law will spell ‘disaster for creativity’, global music body warns AlbaneseThe Guardian, November 8, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Answering AI companies' argument that they need legal certainty on copyright before investing in Australia.
“It is perfectly possible to license. I’m almost shocked that these words are coming out of the mouths of some of the larger AI companies”
Weakening AI copyright law will spell ‘disaster for creativity’, global music body warns AlbaneseThe Guardian, November 8, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Responding to OpenAI's answer to a parliamentary committee that it could not replicate Spotify-style licensing deals.

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  1. NewsThe GuardianSpeaks

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

    The Guardian reports that the head of the recording industry body IFPI warns Australia against weakening copyright protections for AI training, as the Albanese government considers changes after AI companies asked for them. The attorney general's office pledges meaningful control and fair compensation.