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

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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 Australia to massive legal action and compensation claims from rights holders worldwide"

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