Australian government decides against introducing a TDM exception to copyright

posted on Nov 3, 2025
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The Australian government decided not to proceed with a text and data mining (TDM) exception to facilitate AI training. Such a recommendation was included in an interim report by the Productivity Commission over the summer, and may still be included in the final report due in December.

The Copyright & AI Reference Group (CAIRG) has also been reactivated as of the end of October to explore a licensing-led approach to AI use in Australia. This is extremely good news for now, but it only opens a wider debate on the copyright framework and licensing solutions for AI.

Learn more at ABC, The Guardian, AFR and Canberra Times.

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