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Big Tech Firms Could Pay for Copyright from Creatives and Publishers to Train AI; They Just Don’t Want To

Australian Financial Review

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The world’s creators and journalists deserve a share of the largest wealth creation in the history of the technology industry, and they will fight for it.

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The article explores the issue of copyright infringement by AI platforms, emphasizing the legal battles that creators face as they seek compensation for their work being used to train AI models. It highlights the ongoing copyright infringement cases worldwide, with a significant number in the United States. The piece suggests borrowing from the U.S. fair use framework, albeit labeling it as a litigation-heavy environment. While it raises important issues about copyright in the AI development context, it lacks direct discussion on existential or catastrophic AI risks, focusing instead on economic and legal aspects.

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CompaniesFinancial ServicesCopyrightPrint articleFeb 24, 2026 – 12.00amJournalism runs on copyright. It is the legal foundation that gives reporters, photographers and illustrators ownership of their work, that allows mastheads to charge for access. It underpins the entire commercial model of a publication like The Australian Financial Review.There are now more than 107 active copyright infringement cases against AI platforms worldwide. Eighty-seven of them are in the United States, the jurisdiction whose “permissive” fair use framework the Financial Review suggested as one model Australia could borrow from. The US is not a copyright utopia. It is a litigation war zone.Loading...Dean Ormston is chief executive of APRA AMCOS, the association representing songwriters, composers and music publishers.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCopyrightOpinionAIMedia & marketingFetching latest articles