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AI copyright exception rejected

AI copyright exception rejected

The federal government rules out a "Text and Data Mining Exception" from updates to copyright laws, which would allow artificial intelligence developers to use the works of Australian creators for free and without permission to train AI systems.

Oct 27, 2025

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