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Federal Government publishes 102-page AI Technical Standard
On 31 July 2025, the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) published a 102-page AI Technical Standard (AI Standard) to promote responsible AI use by public sector entities and their staff (Entities). In a media release, DTA’s General Manager Lucy Poole explained that the AI Standard is “designed to integrate with what agencies already do”…
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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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How are Google and Microsoft implementing age verification?
From 27 December 2025, all ‘internet search engine services’ operating in Australia will be legally required to comply with Schedule 3 – Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) (Code) registered under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (eSafety Act). The Code, registered by the eSafety Commissioner on 27…
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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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What is the US Take It Down Act?
The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (Take It Down Act ) is a United States (US) federal law enacted on 19 May 2025. The Take It Down Act amends 47 U.S. Code § 223 (Code) of the Communications Act 1934 (US) (Communications Act) by establishing new…
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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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