Been briefed – Australian orphan works scheme in the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026
Yesterday Australia passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, bringing with it a long-awaited scheme to activate orphan works. Get across it with this briefing.
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WTF now?! #2: Monday 20–Sunday 26 January 2025
With all the changes on Meta platforms they are trying to retain advertisers, and they are adding ads to Threads. Also, text has been acquired by Penguin Random House, Spotify's music royalties are down for unknown reasons and Creative Commons has a new strategy.
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WTF now?! #31 – Thursday 16–Wednesday 22 April 2026
Much ado about music this week with 2SER at risk, Live Nation declared a monopolist in the US and indie venues in the UK calling for transparency from the music collecting society.
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