British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia

Elton John called the UK government ‘absolute losers’ over a proposal to allow AI companies free access to creative work produced in the UK. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

If you want to state the case against copyright reform in Australia, get Kylie Minogue’s phone number.

If there is one lesson to be learned from a similar battle in the UK, high-profile members of the creative industries make a difference. They get your argument on the front of newspapers, in the news bulletins and on social media.