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From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes

From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes

Indian courts are leading the way in extending the law of torts to include harms caused by deepfakes – if you can afford it.

05.05.2026 10

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Graeme Austin

AI companies want copyright exemptions – for NZ creatives, the market is their best protection

AI ‘learns’ by digesting copyright-protected material, with billions at stake. Proper licensing deals offer the best solution for authors, artists...

16.09.2025 20

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Graeme Austin

Deepfakes can ruin lives and livelihoods – would owning the ‘rights’ to our own faces and voices help?

US lawmakers are looking at intellectual property rights as one weapon in the arsenal against AI-driven deepfakes. New Zealand can learn from how it...

21.02.2025 10

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Graeme Austin