Tag: copyright

New forum to examine AI copyright issues

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A forum of industry representatives will be stood up by the Albanese government on a permanent basis to consider copyright issues presented by generative artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT....

Tech Council balks at EU-style AI Act

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia risks an exodus of artificial intelligence capability and investment if new technology-specific regulations are introduced and the country’s existing copyright regime is tightened, the Tech Council of Australia...

Google wants copyright law changed for AI data mining

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s copyright laws are stifling innovation by not affording tech companies exceptions to mine websites for information when developing artificial intelligence tools, according to Google. The position, outlined in...

Govt ‘head in the sand’ on copyright reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s national startup body has slammed the government for its “head in the sand” approach to tech policy after it failed to act on a series of recommendations to...

Election tech policy scorecard

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Voters should hold the major political parties to account on digital rights and remember the recent litany of tech failures when heading to the polls, Digital Rights Watch chair...

Piracy bill is a hallucinogen: Husic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s new crackdown on online piracy is a “regulatory hallucinogen” that does not address the real issue, while further copyright reform is needed to promote innovation, according to...

Copyright reforms’ problem for tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian government quietly passed the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 on Wednesday, but it did not go through without scrutiny altogether. Shadow minister of the digital economy...

Copyright reforms miss the mark

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Startups and tech companies have been ditched from the government’s reforms to the copyright safe harbour scheme, in a move that advocacy group StartupAus says risks losing promising early-stage...

Wikipedia in new copyright fight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
US tech giant Wikipedia has launched a large political campaign calling for copyright reform in Australia, reigniting the fiery war between copyright holders and the tech community. Wikipedia’s campaign,...