ARIA boss tells Australian lawmakers OpenAI and Anthropic are ‘asking Government for a free ride’ on copyright

Annabelle Herd, CEO of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), made the comments at a hearing of Australia’s Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Sydney on Tuesday (October 6). “Their reason? The world’s richest and most advanced companies say it would be too costly and complex to work with rights holders.” ARIA said Herd represented Australian and international artists, as well as local and international record labels and distributors, at the hearing.

First reported by Music Business Worldwide. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.