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Malcolm Burrows on ABC’s “Legal Eagles” segment – artificial intelligence and copyright law
On 20 August 2025, Malcolm Burrows appeared live on Katherine Feeney’s ABC Radio program, “Legal Eagles” as the Technology and Intellectual Property Lawyer to discuss legal issues associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence and its’ intersection with copyright law.
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NSW announces proposed criminalisation of AI deepfakes
In response to an April 2025 NSW parliamentary report which identified gaps in the State’s Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (NSW Crimes Act), the Minns Labour Government have announced their intention to criminalise the creation and distribution of sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate images.
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Minister rules out copyright exemptions for AI
On 6 August 2025, during an interview on ABC News Breakfast, the Minister for Industry, Mr Tim Ayres, addressed the Federal Government’s position on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Australia. At approximately four (4) minutes and fifty-three (53) seconds into the segment, the Minister confirmed that there are “no plans to make changes”…
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Malcolm Burrows on ABC’s “Legal Eagles” segment – artificial intelligence law
On 30 July 2025, Malcolm Burrows appeared live on Katherine Feeney’s ABC Radio program, “Legal Eagles” as the Technology and Intellectual Property Lawyer to discuss legal issues associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence.
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Risks when implementing retrieval-augmented generation systems
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is an artificial intelligence (AI) system architecture that combines large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, with external data retrieval processes.
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Canva – who owns the artwork created by users?
The general rule about ownership of copyright in a literary or artistic work is that copyright vests in the ‘original author’, as per section 35(2) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act). From there, ownership depends on whether or not the original author is doing the work within the scope of their employment, in…
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New OAIC guidance on Artificial Intelligence
On 21 October 2024, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) published two (2) new guides on artificial intelligence (AI), purportedly in effort to make privacy compliance easier for business.
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Artificial Intelligence defined – why no uniform approach?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is commonly thought of as the capacity of computer systems to execute tasks that usually need human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, and making decisions.[1] It covers a range of specialised fields, each focusing on different functions. For example, machine learning allows computers to learn from data, computer vision enables them to…
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Updated USPTO guidelines on AI assisted inventions
In response to the Biden administration’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence on 30 October 2023, which outlined policies and principles to promote responsible Artificial Intelligence innovation and competition, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued inventorship guidance for artificial intelligence (AI) assisted inventions. These…

