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Artists fight AI firms over copyright and compensation

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Artists and authors are concerned that large technology companies are using their creative works to train AI models without consent or compensation. These companies are lobbying governments, including in Australia, to change copyright laws to allow for this "text and data mining" without payment. While some legal actions have resulted in settlements, the author argues that individual artists should retain ownership and the right to negotiate licensing for their work, rather than receiving a statutory handout. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the legal and ethical implications of AI training data usage on creators' rights and compensation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named author discussing copyright and AI.

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Anna Funder ·

    I don't want a US tech bro as a patron - which is why artists must defend our copyright in the age of AI | Anna Funder

    <p>US companies hoping to make fortunes from AI want the creative product of our country to be available to them for free, or for peanuts. Words fail me</p><p>Last week I went to Canberra with a group of other people who live by selling our creative work. We make the books, songs…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'I don’t want a US tech bro as a patron - which is why artists must defend our copyright in the age of AI' - Anna Funder https://www. theguardian.com/commentisf

    'I don’t want a US tech bro as a patron - which is why artists must defend our copyright in the age of AI' - Anna Funder https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/jul/06/authors-writers-copyright-australia-ai-artificial-intelligence-anna-funder # copyright # AI # authors #…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/authors-writers-copyrig…

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