{"id":2443001,"date":"2026-06-03T11:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443001"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:58:05","slug":"aria-boss-blasts-latest-call-for-pro-ai-copyright-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aria-boss-blasts-latest-call-for-pro-ai-copyright-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"ARIA boss blasts latest call for pro-AI copyright reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Farquhar became one of Australia\u2019s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and to \u201chelp further the technology industry globally\u201d.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He may not be a name that trips off the tongue of people who aren\u2019t either Australian or keen followers of the project-management and software-development tolls industry. So why are we telling you about him?\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, this week Farquhar\u2019s name is very much tripping off the tongue of Australian labels body ARIA\u2019s boss Annabelle Herd. And not in a positive way.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farquhar\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/technology\/scott-farquhar-calls-for-copyright-reform-in-misunderstood-ai-debate-20260602-p6033g\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared at yesterday\u2019s The Australian Financial Review AI Summit conference<\/a>\u00a0in his role as chair of the Tech Council of Australia, and called for copyright reform, with comments focusing on the music industry.\n\n\n<aside>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I train in Australia, I need to cut a deal with every single recording artist in the entire world, because of the way our copyright laws work \u2013 so without some government change \u2026 it is impossible,\u201d he said.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no way for someone to train a model in Australia and say, \u2018I\u2019m just going to cut a deal with five media companies in Australia\u2019, or cut a deal with Australian recording artists.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This argument \u2013 that AI companies are hamstrung by the country\u2019s copyright system \u2013 was given\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aria.com.au\/industry\/news\/aria-responds-to-scott-farquhar\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extremely short shrift by ARIA\u2019s Herd in her response statement<\/a>.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr Farquhar\u2019s claim that you can\u2019t train AI in Australia without signing a deal with every recording artist on earth is nonsense. The music industry is built on global licensing deals done efficiently and at scale,\u201d she said.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou could license around 80% of the world\u2019s sound recordings to train AI globally \u2013 including in Australia \u2013 with four deals: one with each major record label, and one with Merlin\u2026 Global AI licensing deals between AI and technology companies and major and independent record labels are already happening. You don\u2019t need a million signatures.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is plenty more in her full statement, which you can read here. It\u2019s a good reflection of the feelings of rightsholders and industry bodies around the world, particularly at this line of lobbying from the tech industry.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in other countries, the Australian music industry is battling to sway the government to its arguments, against strong lobbying from tech companies for changes and exceptions.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA country that is home to one the world\u2019s great creative and media cultures \u2013 worth $67 billion annually \u2013 will not rewrite its copyright laws on the advice of the people who stand to profit most from dismantling them,\u201d added Herd.\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr Farquhar, you do not decide how to monetise or use an artist\u2019s music for AI. That is the prerogative of the artist and copyright owner. Just like tech companies decide who uses their products and what they pay for it.\u201d\n\n\n<section id=\"block-35\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><nav class=\"jp-relatedposts-i2 wp-block-jetpack-related-posts\" data-layout=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Related Stories\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Stories<\/h3><\/nav><\/section><section id=\"block-32\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/section><section id=\"block-25\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\">\n\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source musically.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Farquhar became one of Australia\u2019s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and to \u201chelp further the technology industry globally\u201d. 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