The proposed copyright revisions are under review alongside broader federal policies addressing artificial intelligence, energy, and data centres. Major technology companies including OpenAI and Anthropic argue that current licensing rules make local model training unfeasible and favor an opt-out framework. However, Coalition senators and recording industry leaders argue this approach amounts to government property acquisition, with draft legislation slated for the end of the year ahead of parliamentary debate in 2027.
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Creative workers in Grayndler are actively opposing copyright changes that would permit t…: Creative workers in Grayndler are actively opposing copyright changes that would permit tech firms to freely scrape material.
The recording industry and opposition lawmakers warn that an opt-out copyright model coul…: The recording industry and opposition lawmakers warn that an opt-out copyright model could represent government property acquisition.
Local policy disputes over AI and a proposed Cooks Cove data centre coincide with an inde…: Local policy disputes over AI and a proposed Cooks Cove data centre coincide with an independent challenge to Albanese's seat.
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The prime minister is facing growing discontent within his own electorate as creatives push back against the federal government’s proposal to allow AI companies to scrape everything Australians create online.
Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler in Sydney’s inner west is home to more than 3,000 cultural and creative businesses, and 10% of its workers are employed in cultural and creative fields – compared with 4.2% nationally.
He has held it on a safe margin for three decades, and has spoken of its high representation of live music, theatre and artist spaces with pride.
But now, as Labor considers giving AI companies unrestricted access to Australian creatives’ works by default as it pursues a compromise with US tech giants, locals are reacting with dismay.
Labor is mulling over the copyright changes in a suite of reforms surrounding AI, including datacentres, energy and the economy. While Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection”, warning it would be “theft” if creatives weren’t paid for their work, creative industries are alarmed that AI companies have requested a weakening of copyright law to train their…
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