Australia's PM remarked that writers, musicians, artists and journalists "must retain ownership and control of their work," and that "our laws will spell that out, plain as day."

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SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian prime minister’s assurances that tech and AI companies can’t use copyright-protected works including consent, credit and compensation has been warmly welcomed by the international music publishers community.

Earlier, on Wednesday (July 15), prime minister Anthony Albanese addressed AI in a presentation at the University of Sydney, with a speech that left no doubt about the government’s position.