AI Data Mining Laws in Australia: Who Protects the Artists?

What happens when your art gets fed into the machine? This week, Breallyn and Lyndon dig into AI data mining laws and the Australian Productivity Commission’s latest report—the one creatives are calling a blueprint for theft. With copyright protections at risk and tech giants circling, they ask what’s really at stake for artists, livelihoods, and Australia’s cultural future.It’s a serious chat about consent, compensation, and why artists are right to be worried when billion-dollar companies treat creative work like free fuel.Stop Creative Theft herePain In The Arts is a weekly podcast about the reality of creative life — hosted by Breallyn and Lyndon Wesley.If you enjoyed this episode, the best thing you can do is share it with one person who'd love it.Subscribe and listen:On your favourite podcast app or visit paininthearts.lifeSupport the show on Patreon:patreon.com/painintheartslifeFind us online:paininthearts.lifeInstagram: @painintheartsTheme music by Lyndon WesleyProduced on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung Peoples of the Eastern Kulin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.