ASA and TDM exceptions

That's alot of acronyms I know. I'm going to quote from the ASA newsletter here, because I'm super proud of the work we've done at the Australian Society of Authors this year. 'The ASA welcomes the Albanese government’s decision to rule out a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to Australian copyright law, which would have allowed for AI training on authors’ and illustrators’ work, without permission or payment. ASA CEO, Lucy Hayward, says, ‘We thank the Attorney-General for this crucial decision and commitment to stand behind the creative industries and protect the rights of authors and illustrators. This represents a clear message from government that creators should be paid for their work.' You can read the full press release here. I would have posted this sooner, but only got back from China yesterday. More on that in another post.