The Copyright Alliance filed comments responding to Productivity Commission (“PC”) of the Australian Government, in response to the Inquiry on the Harnessing Data and Digital Technology: Interim Report. The Copyright Alliance raised objections to a proposal made by the PC to introduce a text-and-data mining (“TDM”) exception to expand the country’s fair dealing provision, urging the PC and Australian Government to not adopt the proposal. The comments also highlight the robust AI and copyright licensing market to illustrate that copyright is vital for AI development.