--- title: Australia AI copyright fight: creators vs datacentres description: Australia is at the center of a heated debate over whether AI companies should be allowed to train on copyrighted creative works without permission. A proposed... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/australia-ai-copyright-fight-creators-vs-datacentres-onjvyag48 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Australia AI copyright fight: creators vs datacentres | daily.dev og:description: Australia is at the center of a heated debate over whether AI companies should be allowed to train on copyrighted creative works without permission. A proposed... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/australia-ai-copyright-fight-creators-vs-datacentres-onjvyag48 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/onJVyAG48.png og:image:alt: Australia AI copyright fight: creators vs datacentres og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Australia AI copyright fight: creators vs datacentres **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Australia is at the center of a heated debate over whether AI companies should be allowed to train on copyrighted creative works without permission. A proposed 'text and data mining' exemption — previously rejected after creator backlash — may be revived in exchange for tens of billions in datacentre investment, with Anthropic reportedly seeking such a deal as part of plans to make Australia its second home. The governing Labor party is split between ministers eager to attract AI investment and those protecting artists and journalists. The outcome could set a precedent for how governments globally weigh creative rights against AI infrastructure deals, with only 22% of Australians viewing AI as more opportunity than risk. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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