November 26, 2025
Copyright Agency’s Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 26 November 2025. At the board meeting following the AGM, four directors were re-appointed to the board. As part of our constituted board structure, Copyright Agency has two representatives each from the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). Sophie Cunningham AM will continue to represent the ASA, and Cath Godfrey will continue to represent the […]
November 20, 2025
The report by the Annual Code Reviewer on collecting societies’ compliance with the Code of Conduct in 2024-25 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 6, 2025
We welcome the introduction of the Albanese Government’s Copyright Amendment Bill to introduce an ‘orphan works’ scheme and to facilitate online learning. The new orphan works scheme recognises the value of creative and cultural content held by institutions, while providing protections for copyright owners to be recognised if they are later identified. The Bill also […]
October 30, 2025
Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has announced the three recipients of its prestigious 2025 Fellowships for established and emerging Australian writers. Each year, the Cultural Fund awards two $80,000 Fellowships to support mid-career or established writers to sustain their creative practice over 12 months. The Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers, now in its third year, […]
October 27, 2025
Copyright Agency congratulates the Attorney General Michelle Rowland and the Albanese Government on the announcement today that the Government will not be watering down the copyright protections that provide essential support for Australian authors, artists and publishers to thrive in the age of AI. In resisting the pressure from multinational AI developers for copyright exemptions […]
October 8, 2025
We’re delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members recently recognised in major Australian and international literary awards. The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise individual excellence and the contribution that Australian writers, poets, illustrators and historians make to the nation’s cultural and intellectual life. Congratulations to our winning members in the 2025 Awards: Fiction […]
October 3, 2025
Australian AI startups are publicly committing to paying Australians for the use of their content for AI development. They include Sovereign Australia AI and Maincode (whose CEO gave evidence at this week’s Senate inquiry on implications of AI for Australian culture). Copyright Agency has met with representatives of each company to better understand their plans, […]
October 2, 2025
Copyright Agency announces Australian artist Heather B. Swann as the next recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) Commission. Swann will present the $80,000 commission, The Forests of Symbols, at UNSW Galleries, Sydney, from 4 September to 22 November 2026. Heather B. Swann has established a formidable reputation as a maker of sculptural objects, ink […]
