On September 12, the News/Media Alliance submitted comments to the Australian Productivity Commission in response to the Commission’s interim report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology. The report, aimed at identifying priority reforms and actionable recommendations, discussed the possibility of creating a TDM exception to incentivize AI development in Australia. The comments focused on providing the Commission with background about how the U.S. copyright system deals with questions related to AI uses and correcting misconceptions regarding the assumed benefits of TDM exceptions. In particular, the submission noted that U.S. copyright law is fundamentally an opt-in regime and does not provide for a blanket exception for AI-related copying. The comments also cautioned that adopting a TDM exception would move Australia further away from the United States. Read the full comments here.
