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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 36 MIN

Hollywood studios sue AI company and Creative Australia takes aim at music listening habits

from Arts In 30 · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

"A bottomless pit of plagiarism." That's how Disney and Universal have referred to Midjourney — a generative AI platform — in a new lawsuit that alleges significant copyright infringement. Reid Southen shares what he discovered in his research, which is quoted extensively in the lawsuit.Last year, the Triple J Hottest 100 had among the fewest Australian artists ever in the countdown. This year the network plans to put things right, with a Hot 100 of Australian music. And most of us say we love Australian music, but the amount we consume seems to be going steadily down. Creative Australia have been working to find out what's driving that trend, Dr Christen Cornell talks about their Listening In reports.Our track of the week is Sae Slight a Thing by Quinie, chosen by Ellie Parnell.Stories mentioned in the headlines:Brian Wilson dies, aged 82Harvey Weinstein found guilty of one charge, acquitted of one charge, and third charge ends in mistrialSly Stone dies, aged 82Yael van der Wouden wins Women's Prize for Fiction

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