Australia’s Government Shuts Down Controversial Copyright Exemptions for AI

My Book Was Stolen by an AI Company. Why Does Suing Them Feel Wrong?

In 2023, a new meme began spreading among authors on Instagram. A screenshot of a search box holds an author’s name; below it, there’s a list of book titles. The author is relaying that each displayed title has been used without permission by a tech company to teach a large language model—or LLM—to speak and think. The captions contain expletives, or paragraphs about corporate greed, or AI’s exorbitant water use. The first wave of these posts ca…

Australia’s Government Shuts Down Controversial Copyright Exemptions for AI

“This is a significant moment for Australian creators and our cultural sovereignty,” says Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS.

What Is Going On With AI And The Copyright Act In Australia?

In August, when the Australian government’s Productivity Commission floated that artificial intelligence (AI) companies should receive an exception to the Copyright Act, a shock of alarm ran through the creative industries. Under the proposal, tech giants would be given a green light on ripping creative works from Australians, to use their IP and pass it off as original works. This week, Labor rejected the change, with Attorney-General Michelle …

No free pass for AI as the Australian government rules out a copyright loophole

Happy Mag https://happymag.tv Aussie creators can breathe a little easier – Australia’s government just drew a big AI line in the sand On Monday, the Albanese government confirmed it won’t be introducing a... Happy Mag https://happymag.tv

AI ‘illegally scraping’ local news

Country Press Australia (CPA) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to rule out a copyright exemption for AI companies, but says urgent action is required to enforce copyright laws and stop AI platforms from stealing regional journalism. CPA President Damian Morgan said the damage to… Read more The post AI ‘illegally scraping’ local news appeared first on Star Community.

channelnews : Australia Moves To Tighten Copyright Laws Amid AI Boom

The Albanese government has ruled out a controversial proposal to let artificial intelligence developers freely mine copyrighted material as it moves to modernise Australia’s copyright framework for the AI era. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will this week summon a two-day meeting of the government’s Copyright and AI Reference Group (CAIRG) to examine how copyright laws can better protect Australian creators. The group will consider a new pai…