Local Artists Rally Against AI Threats to Copyright
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- Date Published
- 12 July 2026
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- 2
- Australian
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- 12 July 2026, 10:00 pm
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A-I companies are lobbying the government for text and data mining carve-outs from national copyright laws, but dozens of artists, authors and musicians are sounding the alarm - calling for urgent protections for their intellectual property.
Summary
This report examines the tension between AI developers lobbying for copyright carve-outs and Australian creatives demanding intellectual property protections. While primarily focused on economic and legal disruptions to the arts, the discussion highlights the broader governance challenge of managing frontier AI data scraping practices within national frameworks. The piece underscores the Australian Government's dilemma in balancing the attraction of data center investment against the ethical and legal rights of citizens during the rapid scaling of large-scale AI systems.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will outline his vision of Australia's future with artificial intelligence in a landmark speech on Wednesday.It comes as A-I companies lobby the government for text and data mining carve-outs from national copyright laws, in exchange for billions of dollars in investments in Australia's data centre industry.Dozens of artists, authors and musicians are sounding the alarm - calling for urgent protections for their intellectual property.Guest: Holly Rankin, musician Jack RiverProducer: Grace StrangerCreditsSally Sara, PresenterImage DetailsHolly Rankin, aka Jack River, on stage at Grow Your Own(ABC Mid North Coast: Sarah Maunder)Program:More from Radio National BreakfastAI, AI Ethics, Government Policy, Music Industry Appears In Radio National Breakfast6itemsIn this episode1 of 6Trump rejects Iran's claim that Strait of Hormuz is closedDuration: 5 minutes 30 seconds5m 2 of 6Man arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe murderDuration: 6 minutes 55 seconds6m 3 of 6Telstra set to front Senate inquiry into nationwide outageDuration: 5 minutes 9 seconds5m 4 of 6PlayingLocal artists rally against AI threats to copyrightDuration: 8 minutes 28 seconds8m 5 of 6Burke says new university antisemitism guidelines will offer stronger student safetyDuration: 9 minutes 4 seconds9m 6 of 6Shadow education minister says time for universities “mucking around” on antisemitism definition is overDuration: 7 minutes 19 seconds7m