September 12, 2024
On 5 September, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) released a paper setting out proposed mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI development in Australia. The paper setting out the proposals is available here, the Department’s announcement is available here, and the Industry Minister’s announcement is here. The Department is seeking feedback by 4 October. […]
August 28, 2024
At the close of the scheme’s 14th year, we celebrate the milestone of $15 million in royalties generated by the scheme. The Resale Royalty Right recognises artists ongoing rights in their work and provides them with a share of its ongoing value. Here’s how the scheme is performing: $15 million Over $15 million in resale royalties […]
August 15, 2024
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) and Copyright Agency are pleased to announce that Alana Hunt is the fourth recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) Commission. The $80,000 commission is an annual series presented by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund in partnership with leading Australian arts institutions. The commission supports mid-career and established […]
August 6, 2024
Jules Orcullo has been awarded the 2024 Griffin Award for outstanding new Australian playwriting for her play, My Dad Never Saw The Beatles. A musical, mythic retelling of an untrue event set in the Philippines in 1966, My Dad Never Saw The Beatles is about a daughter desperate to fulfil her Dad’s dreams—because in this […]
August 2, 2024
Alexis Wright has won the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel, Praiseworthy. In winning this year’s award, Alexis joins a distinguished group of two-time winners including Michelle de Kretser, Kim Scott, Thomas Keneally and Patrick White. Alexis won the 2007 award for her novel, Carpentaria. On winning the award, Wright said: “I am […]
August 2, 2024
On 31 July, the US Copyright Office released a report that recommends a new right to protect against ‘digital replicas’ – the use of digital technology to realistically replicate an individual’s voice or appearance. You can see the report here. The report says: The Copyright Office agrees with the numerous commenters that have asserted an […]
August 1, 2024
Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund announces $428,835 funding for 25 Australian organisations and a further $100,000 for five writers and visual artists. The Grants for Organisations and Create Grants were awarded following a competitive application process to the respective grant programs. Earlier this year, the Cultural Fund announced a shift in funding priorities to accommodate the […]
August 1, 2024
We congratulate author and Copyright Agency member, Charlotte Wood, whose latest novel, Stone Yard Devotional, is longlisted for the world’s most influential prize for a work of fiction, The Booker Prize. She’s the first Australian in eight years to achieve a place on the longlist. The Booker longlist of 13 books, known as the ‘Booker […]
