{
  "id": 7641617,
  "title": "Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/pocock-says-labor-easing-copyright-protections-for-ai-datacentre-7641617",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/pocock-says-labor-easing-copyright-protections-for-ai-datacentre-investment-would-throw-creatives-under-the-bus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Independent Senator David Pocock warned that easing copyright protections for artificial intelligence would \"throw protections for creatives and copyright holders under the bus\" in pursuit of datacentre funding. Pocock argued that the government's proposals would grant AI companies access to all Australian content, unless they specifically opt out. The proposals, revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI met with Labor ministers, suggest that rights holders would need to digitally protect their material if they do not wish AI models to be trained on it. However, rights holders claim this is not feasible. The government has claimed the forthcoming AI rules will not reduce copyright protection, with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles stating that collaboration with American tech giants is a \"significant moment for the country.\" The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called the copyright compromise suggestions \"abhorrent,\" stating that every Australian deserves to be paid for their work.",
  "summary": "Proposals revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Albanese ministers The Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as its pursues a compromise with American tech giants. The proposals were revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Labor ministers and warned Australia’s…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/pocock-says-labor-easing-copyright-protections-for-ai-datacentre",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:29:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}