A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it
The Albanese government has insisted it has no plans to weaken copyright protections, after ruling out the potential text and data mining exemption last year
This is the 3rd paragraph in.
But that same paragraph reports that some musicians have discovered last month “that their work was already being scraped”.
Laws mean nothing unless they are enforced
What can the government actually do to protect artists?
And what can we do?
Govts must enforce those laws. And as for us, I am not of a generation who knows enough about these issues (nor am I tech-oriented tbh) but I avoid using AI whenever possible. I ask those who know if it would be possible for artists to take class actions against corporations that are stealing their work. Also, these issues must be kept in the public arena consistently so awareness continues to grow and people demand options, transparency and protection for artists as well.
I mean if Albo really likes those artists he would have bo problem to speak with them about this directly, right?
Political tests come in all shapes and sizes.
