Transparency update: same goal, now take direct action
This update is to notify everyone who has signed that I have reverted the petition body to its original wording to align with Change.org’s Community Guidelines.
Our stance is unchanged and crystal clear: we must protect Australians’ images, likenesses and creative works; require clear labelling, consent and enforcement; and stop unlicensed use. We will not accept our culture being treated as free training data.
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What is happening
Right now the Productivity Commission is considering copyright settings, including a “text and data mining” exception and US-style “fair use”, that would allow large-scale scraping of Australian creative works and people to train AI without permission or payment. That is exactly what this campaign has opposed from the start. Now you can put your view on the record.
How to make a submission
Topic: Pillar 3 – Harnessing Data and Digital Technology
Deadline: 14 September 2025
Online portal: https://engage.pc.gov.au/page/make-a-submission
Email: 5pillars@pc.gov.au
Post: Australian Government Productivity Commission, 4 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
Attn: Commissioners Julie Abramson and Stephen King
Points you can use (copy and paste)
- Innovation that needs our work must ask, license and pay.
- No unlicensed text and data mining of copyrighted material. Consent and paid licensing are non-negotiable.
- Protect faces, voices and likenesses with real penalties and specific safeguards for children.
- Transparency about training data and outputs: provenance, records and watermarking the public can verify.
- Fair payment via collective licensing so individuals and small organisations are not left to fight alone.
- Platform obligations: clear AI labelling, visible watermarking, anti-scraping measures and fast takedowns.
This Update exists to make sure you can act while the policy window is open. Thank you for standing up for Australian artists, creators and communities.
Cheers,
Chels