Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos, Labor MP says ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’ was a founding principle of the ALP as media union calls for tougher new rules on AI use of creative work Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of the party and undermining the principle of “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work”. Husic also urged his colleagues to place stricter rules on the big tech firms or be “doomed to failure”. Continue reading…

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Primary source: Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.