February 1, 2024
In January 2024, the UK Government responded to a report from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee entitled ‘Connected tech: AI and creative technology’. You can see the Committee’s report here, and the Government’s response here. In its response the Government: confirmed that it is not pursuing a copyright exception for text […]
January 31, 2024
Congratulations to our members who were among those recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours List, on Friday 26 January by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd). Copyright Agency member recipients include: One appointment as Companion of the Order (AC) Professor Deborah Jane Terry – For eminent service to tertiary […]
January 30, 2024
The NSW Government released its 10-year Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy, ‘Creative Communities’, in December 2023. You can see a summary of the policy here, the full policy here, and the Minister’s announcement here. Copyright Agency made a brief submission to consultation on the policy (here). The NSW Government endorses Revive, the national cultural […]
January 25, 2024
On 18 January 2024, UK-based Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) released a report on the findings from a survey of its artist members on artificial intelligence (AI). The findings included: 74% of artists are concerned about their work being used to train AI models. 95% of artists feel they should be asked before their work is […]
January 24, 2024
On 17 January 2024, a new non-profit company called Fairly Trained was launched in the US, offering certifications to AI developers that use licensed content and treat creators fairly. Its founder and CEO is composer and technologist Ed Newton-Rex, who resigned from his role leading the Audio team at Stability AI because he disagreed with […]
January 24, 2024
On 17 January, the Government released its interim response to the Department of Industry consultation on Safe and Responsible AI. There were more than 500 submissions to the consultation (here), including from Copyright Agency, Copyright Agency members, Australian Society of Authors, Australian Publishers Association, National Association for the Visual Arts and Media Entertainment and Arts […]
January 24, 2024
We are thrilled to see that former Copyright Agency Chair Kim Williams has been announced as ABC Chair. Kim was nominated by an independent panel to hold the position for the next five years. Read the ABC’s announcement here. Kim stepped down from Copyright Agency Board in 2021, after chairing the organisation for six years […]
January 11, 2024
On 8 January, Open AI responded to the lawsuit against it and Microsoft, started by The New York Times in December 2023. You can see The New York Times article about its lawsuit here, and its complaint here. You can see Open AI’s response here. Open AI contends that using third party content to train […]
