Australian online content could be scraped for AI by default under proposed copyright reforms
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-16
Australia's Albanese government is considering copyright reforms that would let AI companies legally scrape everything Australians post online by default.
- Under the draft plan, AI firms could scrape user content if they strike enough high-level deals with groups representing traditional copyright holders like authors and musicians; platforms, not users, would control access.
- The reforms are not finalized and the government is still consulting, but faces heavy lobbying from big tech.
- Flinders University lecturer Lisa Harrison notes tech companies likely already scrape online content to train models — the reforms would retroactively legitimize the practice.
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