Presentation Summary
University collections are shaped in a myriad of ways by the legal systems in which they are created, maintained and used. Copyright has gently, or not so gently, moulded structures, systems and processes across all areas of university library work, to the point where the accommodations are hardly visible to the untrained eye.
With the advent of AI, be it integrated into ever more products or unilaterally inserted as warning into contracts, these processes and assumptions are being tested anew. In an often unclear legal environment across jurisdictions, and with wide ranging concerns and ambitions from multiple stakeholders, managing this evolving space is a complex ask.
This presentation will highlight some of the key issues for university libraries when considering copyright and AI, alongside a discussion of the key policy and reform process underway at national and international level. The discussion will also highlight areas where related rights, such as, Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), moral rights and privacy, need to be considered in conjunction with changes, and challenge attendees to thing creatively about how to best shape systems into the future.
Meet the Speaker
Trish Hepworth
Deputy CEO, Australian Library and Information Association
Trish Hepworth is a passionate advocate for the power of libraries. As Deputy CEO of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Trish leads the Association’s work across policy, advocacy, research, education and professional matters. Prior to her role at ALIA Trish has held executive positions across charitable, government and corporate organisations in Australia and internationally, specialising in legal and policy reform.
Trish is a member of the steering committee for the Attorney-General's Copyright and AI working group, and a committee member for the Australian Library and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC) and the Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA).
