January 9, 2025
Copyright Agency is deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Keighery, an acclaimed artist, cherished Copyright Agency member, and tireless advocate for the rights of visual artists. Michael’s artistic legacy spans continents, with his mixed media, ceramic-based, and performance art exhibited and collected worldwide. His works have graced major international art events, from the Second Beijing […]
December 19, 2024
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of John Marsden, a Copyright Agency member and beloved author of more than 40 books for young people. Marsden inspired generations of readers and learners through his writing and educational legacy. Marsden was known internationally for his best-selling Tomorrow book series, which sold millions of […]
December 9, 2024
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund is offering $20,000 Create Grants to support Australian creative writers and visual artists to bring new projects to life. If you’re a writer, this is your chance to develop your second book of fiction, literary non-fiction, children’s and young adult literature, poetry, graphic novel, or play. If you’re a visual artist, […]
December 5, 2024
In September, we invited members to complete a survey about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). We asked about attitudes towards overseas developers’ use of Australians’ material to train large language models. We also requested feedback on two AI-related licensing proposals for businesses that are covered by our Annual Business Licence: to allow staff to use copyright […]
December 4, 2024
Copyright Agency was proud to sponsor the Australian Cartoonists Association’s 40th Annual Stanley Awards, held at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra. It was a spectacular evening celebrating the very best in Australian cartooning talent. A huge congratulations to David Rowe of the Australian Financial Review for being crowned Cartoonist of the Year – […]
December 4, 2024
The report by the Annual Code Reviewer on collecting societies’ compliance with the Code of Conduct in 2023–24 is now available here. The objectives of the Code are to facilitate efficient and fair outcomes for members and licensees by: promoting awareness of and access to information about copyright or the resale royalty right or both and […]
November 27, 2024
The latest inquiry into the adoption of AI in Australia has voiced strong support for Australian creators and called out the ‘unprecedented theft’ of their work by offshore AI developers. On 26 November, the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence released its final report. The Committee was established to ‘inquire into and report on the opportunities […]
November 21, 2024
New directors join the Board, plus re-appointments. In July, Copyright Agency sought nominations from members for three elected Board Director positions. Results of the elections were announced at Copyright Agency’s Annual General Meeting, held on Wednesday 20 November 2024. Anthony Klan with 29.24% of the votes was elected as Author Director. Anthony is an investigative […]
