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The Conversation — AI · September 17, 2026 · On the brief until October 1, 2026

An opt-out system for AI companies to access creative works doesn’t gel with Australia’s copyright laws. Here’s why

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Training on copyrighted materials and displacing human creative work

A leaked proposal indicates the Australian government is exploring an opt-out copyright system that would allow AI companies to train models on copyrighted works to incentivize local investment. This proposal conflicts with Australia's Copyright Act by shifting the burden onto creators to actively defend their rights rather than requiring companies to seek permission. For faculty in IP law and the arts, this controversy highlights urgent policy tensions between economic incentives for technology infrastructure and the threat of AI replacing human creative labor.

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Instructors can explore the legal and ethical tension of whether an opt-out training model improperly reverses the burden of copyright protection, especially given that neural networks cannot unlearn ingested data.

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