Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly
important part of everyday life, and we are seeing its effects
ripple through virtually every industry both globally and within
Australia. Even creative artistic endeavours, once thought
comparatively immune from AI interference, are struggling to
grapple with the consequences of AI models that can closely mimic
human artistry. Nowhere has the impact of AI been more significant,
nor the challenges posed by AI so apparent, as in the music
industry.
With AI tools able to create songs that sound almost
indistinguishable from original music (see, for example, the case
of David Guetta playing a track featuring the
"voice" of Eminem which was generated with AI), musicians
are no doubt wondering what legal avenues they may have in seeking
to prevent AI-generated music from using or exploiting their work,
or alternatively, what risks they may face if they choose to use
AI-generator tools.
