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Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast Altering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape music, books and journalism could trigger a constitutional breach, Coalition senators and the recording industry have warned, as they raise new fears it could open…

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  • The Guardian World: Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

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