Copyright fees to flow back to Australian creators under new CommBank AI agreement
中文标题
根据新的CommBank AI协议，版权费将回流至澳大利亚创作者
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Commonwealth Bank became the first major Australian bank to sign a Copyright Agency Business Licence, letting staff use eligible Australian newspaper text in workplace generative AI prompts. Licence fees flow back to creators and publishers, including local news media. The agreement extends the existing Annual Business Licence but explicitly bars licensed content from training, creating or improving AI models. Copyright Agency research found 64% of surveyed white-collar employees used generative AI for work, with 47% of those users including third-party material in prompts at least weekly.
- Institution
- Commonwealth Bank
- Published
- 10/02/2026
- Research topic
- Not explicitly stated
- Time horizon
- Not explicitly stated
Key arguments
- A Copyright Agency Business Licence lets CommBank staff include eligible Australian newspaper text in workplace GenAI prompts.
- Licence fees are returned to creators and publishers, including local news media, supporting investment in Australian content.
- The licence explicitly prohibits using licensed content to train, create or improve AI models.
- The GenAI permissions extend Copyright Agency's existing Annual Business Licence covering everyday workplace copying and sharing.
Key numbers
- White-collar employees surveyed who used generative AI for work
- 64%
- GenAI users including third-party material in prompts at least weekly
- 47%
- CommBank employees engaged with AI learning series by end of 2025
- more than 27,600
Main risks
- The licence does not permit licensed content to be used to train, create or improve AI models, limiting its scope.
- CommBank is described as the first major Australian bank to sign such a licence, so broader adoption by peers is not established.
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