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Copyright agencies open to govt’s secret AI training plan

As a copyright stoush erupts in Canberra, the agencies that collect fees on behalf of rights-holders and who are trying to drag AI giants to the bargaining table won’t...

Sell AI plan at home before UN, Greens tell PM

16 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Anthony Albanese has no mandate to spruik his AI plan on the world stage at the United Nations next week, the Greens say, accusing the government of failing to...

Confidential govt plan to flip copyright system to attract AI giants

15 September 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The Albanese government is quietly considering flipping Australia’s copyright system to appease AI giants and ensure data centre investment continues to flow, according to Opposition and crossbench senators, who...

Landmark German ruling puts AI developers on notice

3 August 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Australian copyright advocates have hailed a German court ruling against AI music generator Suno as a defining moment in the global fight against unlicensed AI training on creative works....

NewsWrap: Crunch-time for data centre, AI and copyright policy

10 July 2026 | by James Riley

The policy decisions related to data centres, artificial intelligence and copyright that will be announced in the coming weeks will be among the most consequential that this government will...

NYT-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute

10 July 2026 | by Blake Brittain

A group of newspapers including the New York Times and New York Daily News asked a federal court in Manhattan on Thursday to sanction OpenAI in their high-stakes copyright...

NewsWrap: The AI copyright stoush is about to get real

28 June 2026 | by James Riley

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signaled that government is weighing options on how to embrace artificial intelligence, and that he will make major policy announcements in the next...

Ayres presses business on R&D, flags AI copyright change

27 June 2026 | by David Allen

The private sector needs to do more of the financial heavy lifting to back Australian innovation, Industry Minister Tim Ayres has said, laying out plans for his portfolio to...

Google must let UK publishers opt-out of AI search in new rules

3 June 2026 | by Paul Sandle

Britain has imposed new conduct requirements on Google’s search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the US tech giant’s AI features, as the...

Update: Copyright is a mess and AI will make it worse

27 May 2026 | by James Riley

The federal government spends more than $10 million each year on media monitoring services that fundamentally undermine the ability of media companies to pay for news reporting. When the...

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Copyright agencies open to govt’s secret AI training plan

Sell AI plan at home before UN, Greens tell PM

Confidential govt plan to flip copyright system to attract AI giants

Landmark German ruling puts AI developers on notice

NewsWrap: Crunch-time for data centre, AI and copyright policy

NYT-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute

NewsWrap: The AI copyright stoush is about to get real

Ayres presses business on R&D, flags AI copyright change

Google must let UK publishers opt-out of AI search in new rules

Update: Copyright is a mess and AI will make it worse

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