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Anthony Albanese’s minister are split over how to respond to AI investment.

Labor split over renewed push for AI to be able to harvest Australian art

A rift has opened within the Albanese government over chasing global investment in artificial intelligence and a creative sector warning it is being asked to bankroll the technology.

  • Rob Harris

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John Friedrich was the head of the Victorian division of the National Safety Council of Australia.

This ‘new’ SBS doco is great. But to one filmmaker, it’s oddly familiar

SBS’ series about conman John Friedrich is fascinating, but to Philippe Charluet, it looks a lot like a project he submitted to the network years ago.

  • Karl Quinn
Amy Taylor has become one of the most recognisable women in rock.

How Amyl and the Sniffers star found herself in a legal stoush with a US photographer

She’s one of the most famous women in rock right now, but Amy Taylor has found herself in a kind of spotlight she’d rather have avoided.

  • Karl Quinn
Beau Webster is a 5 per cent owner of S1 gyms.

Ex-NRL star’s gyms cop $175k bill for playing music during classes

The gym chain part-owned by Beau Ryan did not have a licence to play songs such as We Like To Party, Booty Bounce, and Wake Me Up.

  • Elias Visontay
Imitation? Sophie Corks’ two original works in pink hues and Adair’s canvas on the right. 

Sophie paints joyous scenes of her backyard. Then she saw her style for sale

The difference between inspiration and imitation is a legal grey area – and becoming increasingly hard to police.

  • Linda Morris
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland called the scheme “heartless and disastrous”.

Nine accuses AI firms of ‘illegal scraping’ of journalism

One of Australia’s largest publishers says AI giants “scrape” content produced by its newsrooms, as the media industry backs the government’s stance on not allowing tech firms to be exempt from copyright laws.

  • Elias Visontay and Brittany Busch
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A scene from the movie Paddington in Peru.

Paddington producers sue TV puppet show over foul-mouthed parody of bear

The satirical puppet show depicted the beloved children’s character as red-eyed and drug-addled in a skit for its new YouTube series.

  • India McTaggart
The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal at Pinkenba. Pic supplied by the Port of Brisbane.

Hopes sink for Brisbane International Cruise Terminal brand protection

The Port of Brisbane has failed in its attempt to protect its trademark for the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, despite it featuring prominently atop the $158 million facility for more than three years.

  • Cameron Atfield

Hey, Scott Farquhar, this is the future. Can I have a word?

Mr Farquhar, we’re interested in your views on fair use of other people’s property, and we’ve found an exciting new use for one of yours.

  • Malcolm Knox
The planned Logan Indoor Sports Centre, which will be a venue at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Olympic organisers win 2032 trademark battle with local council

The Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee sought to protect a swathe of location-based trademarks, but one local council beat them to the punch.

  • Cameron Atfield