<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society is a not-for-profit collecting society for screenwriters.]]></description><link>https://www.awgacs.org.au/news-submissions</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:15:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.acsaa.org.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[New name, same mission: we are the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA). ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Writers' Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) is updating its name and logo to become the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA).  For 30 years, 'By authors, for authors, for authors' royalties' has guided our work representing screen authors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. In our 30th birthday year, we're changing our name to better reflect who we represent. Every royalty collected, every right defended, every voice added to ACSAA...]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/new-name-same-mission-we-are-the-authorship-collecting-society-australia-aotearoa-acsaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a49bebaf7b480551f10f825</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:30:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COPYRIGHT COLLECTING SOCIETIES CODE OF CONDUCT - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compliance by participating collecting societies with the Code’s standards of conduct is the subject of an independent annual review.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/copyright-collecting-societies-code-of-conduct-call-for-submissions-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1397a08fa816dacc843232</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education giants seek midnight raid on creator rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joint statement from AMPAL, APRA AMCOS, ARIA PPCA, Australian Publishers Association, Australian Society of Authors, Australian Writers’ Guild, AWG Authorship Collecting Society, Copyright Agency and Screenrights. The Copyright Advisory Group (CAG) is seeking concessions that go significantly further than what the Australian Government consulted introduced into Parliament. Friday 20 March 2026 – Australian authors, songwriters, recording artists, visual artists, photographers, illustrators,...]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/education-giants-seek-midnight-raid-on-creator-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e5bee61de78e3b216a509</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_5086b92936e64f9ba2703c1229fd7bda~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative workers note Productivity Commission’s ‘Friday before Christmas’ energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian creative workers have criticized the Productivity Commission’s lack of meaningful action to support the growth of Australia’s creative industries in its final report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technologies, with the Friday 19 December release date drawing attention.  ]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/creative-workers-note-productivity-commission-s-friday-before-christmas-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e5cbb7ab417a19fc20d6f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_7c52df6b818047bab31646b262ad1fc3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian creative workers welcome passing of Australian Content Requirements Bill for streamers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025 through Parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/australian-creative-workers-welcome-passing-of-australian-content-requirements-bill-for-streamers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692cc54c0170a61543fd77af</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:30:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_35f46ae0c34c49d697a1e00e3e417956~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Writers’ Guild welcomes announcement of screen content requirements for streaming services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AWG has welcomed Arts Minister Tony Burke’s announcement  that new screen content requirements for streaming services will require major streaming services to make new Australian content. “Amid global uncertainty, the government has said it wants to ensure a future for Australian content,” said AWG CEO Claire Pullen . "Our members work in a volatile market where streaming platforms wield enormous power. There is a growing disparity between broadcast and streaming in terms of how they give...]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/australian-writers-guild-welcomes-announcement-of-screen-content-requirements-for-streaming-service</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690a9618757e81902cec9f3a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_2066204635ac4803aced8a88c34e5ac5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE - Australian writers welcome government announcement protecting creator copyright]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Writers’ Guild ( AWG ) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society ( AWGACS ) welcome the Attorney-General’s announcement  that the Australian Government will maintain Australia’s strong copyright framework.   The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association for Australian screen and stage writers across film, television, theatre, audio and interactive media and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for more than 60...]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/australian-writers-welcome-government-announcement-protecting-creator-copyright</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fe9d0e49fb0f702162fc10</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 22:16:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_35f46ae0c34c49d697a1e00e3e417956~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE - Australian writers blast Productivity Commission’s lack of modelling in AI Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[In opening remarks to a Senate inquiry on Tuesday, Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) CEO Claire Pullen joined other creative leaders and Senators in criticising the Productivity Commission for failing to model the economic contribution of creative industries.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/australian-writers-blast-productivity-commission-s-lack-of-modelling-in-ai-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68df1a4a1bafb97a9dc6b6ba</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:36:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_35f46ae0c34c49d697a1e00e3e417956~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE - Australian creative workers reject Productivity Commission proposal on Artificial Intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian creative workers have strongly opposed any suggestion that Australia’s copyright laws should be weakened, calling on the government to first address the fundamental issue of copyright theft and the misuse of creative work at the core of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/media-release-australian-creative-workers-reject-productivity-commission-proposal-on-artificial-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c8cf305892bef5c4df764d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:52:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_9939422232304ccca68ad77b0cafeabc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_797,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE - Creative workers reject proposed Text and Data Mining (TDM) exceptions for Artificial Intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian creative workers and their royalty collecting societies expressed disappointment 

at the Productivity Commission’s advocacy for a text and data mining (TDM) exception, a move that would retroactively legalise the theft of Australia’s creative workers’ intellectual property, voices, images, and work, by foreign multi-nationals.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/creative-workers-reject-proposed-text-and-data-mining-tdm-exceptions-for-artificial-intelligence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689296b88ceefd720107d3c8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:52:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_6f932699737f4989b6d9b37b73b8b0e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_903,h_471,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE - Writers push back against any changes to copyright law for artificial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) have rejected the suggestion that a Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exception for the training of AI models be considered by the government, and expressed disappointment at the Productivity Commission’s interim report.]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/media-release-writers-push-back-against-any-changes-to-copyright-law-for-artificial-intelligence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68929e0341c3d29183172d91</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:14:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_35f46ae0c34c49d697a1e00e3e417956~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 57th Annual AWGIE Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Writers' Guild invites you to celebrate the best of Australian storytelling by joining us for the 57th Annual AWGIE Awards...]]></description><link>https://www.acsaa.org.au/post/copy-of-news-template</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677ca004e9207b2797c5bde1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:59:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad8ecd_db6e0a247e814be1920e51cee17f71cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_700,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>acsaasite</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>