June 26, 2024

Celebrating journalists at 2024 Mid-Year Walkleys

We’re thrilled that many of our journalist members were recognised at the Walkley Foundation’s Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism, held on 20 June 2024 in Sydney. Winners were peer-judged and selected on the basis of overall merit and journalistic excellence. Walkley Foundation Chief Executive, Shona Martyn, said: “The quality of the entries was extremely high this […]

June 25, 2024

Code of Conduct annual compliance review 2024

Members, licensees and other stakeholders are invited to make submissions to the Code Reviewer about Copyright Agency’s compliance with the Code of Conduct for Collecting Societies in 2023-24. Copyright Agency is a signatory to the Code. Our compliance with the Code is reviewed annually by the Code Reviewer. The current Code Reviewer is the Dr Kevin […]

June 18, 2024

Dorothy Hewett Award announces the 2024 winner, Kaya Ortiz

UWA Publishing and the Copyright Agency is excited to be announcing the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award: Kaya Ortiz for their unpublished poetry manuscript Past and Parallel Lives. Kaya will receive a publishing contract and manuscript development with UWA Publishing and $10,000 prize money courtesy of the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Past and […]

June 14, 2024

Copyright Agency attends 2024 ITECA Conference on the Gold Coast

Last week the 2024 ITECA Conference (ITEC24) was held at the QT Hotel Gold Coast from 5-7 June. Copyright Agency exhibited at the event, alongside approximately 20 other organisations. There were more than 200 delegates at the conference, primarily representing independent higher education providers and RTOs.  The conference brings together industry leaders, educators and policymakers in tertiary […]

June 12, 2024

King’s Birthday Honours List 2024

Congratulations to our members who were among those recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List. Members of the Order (AM) Previous Copyright Agency Board Director and artist Dr Bronwyn Bancroft was recognised as a member for significant service to the arts, and to the Indigenous community. Emeritus Professor Elivio Bonello was recognised for significant service […]

June 11, 2024

Copyright Agency members among winners of prestigious Australian art prizes

Kurrajong-based artist Laura Jones has won the 2024 Archibald Prize for her portrait of Australian writer Tim Winton. The announcement was made at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, after the winning piece was chosen from 1,005 entries and 57 finalists. The Archibald, which has been running since 1921, is the most […]

May 30, 2024

UK Parliamentary report urges copyright licensing framework for AI

On 28 May, the UK Parliament’s House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee released a report entitled ‘Governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI)’. The report addresses 12 challenges, one of which is ‘The Intellectual Property and Copyright Challenge’. Its recommendation is: The Government should broker a fair, sustainable solution based around a licensing framework governing […]

May 29, 2024

Industry Minister: trust in AI undermined by unauthorised uses of creators’ works

In a speech to the Australian Financial Review Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit (here) the Minister for Industry and Science (Ed Husic) talked about building trust in AI in the Australian community to boost adoption of AI in Australia. He referred to current issues that are eroding trust in AI, including the unauthorised use of creators’ […]