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"By licensing our members’ performances to AI platforms... without consent, credit, or compensation, companies like Universal, Warner Records, and Atlantic are bypassing the very human creators who made their catalogs valuable in the first place,”

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Why some musicians aren't happy about labels signing AI deals with platforms
Record labels that sued AI music companies are now licensing them. But payouts are undisclosed, lawsuits continue and musicians ask who benefits.
meaa.io
October 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This is an insightful piece by the brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the mid-ness of AI technology for workers. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...

Even so, AI remains a current and future threat to civil rights and creators' rights.

#stopAItheft #protectprivacy #sayno2AI
March 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
February 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Please, please go give your opinions on this. We need to flood them with a big ol' "DO NOT" & hopefully they'll listen.

#StopAITheft #AI #UK #Creatives
You might have heard that the UK Government is saying that all creatives should have to 'opt-out' of having their data trained on by OpenAI/Google etc.

I think putting the onus on thousands of creatives, rather than the thieves is bonkers! If you agree, you can get involved in the consultation:
Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Property Office - Citizen Space
Find and participate in activities run by Intelluctual Property Office
ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM
🚨 Major publishers are joining forces to ensure fair compensation for content used by AI, urging Big Tech to respect creators' rights—what's your take on this movement? #SupportResponsibleAI #StopAITheft #FairCompensation LINK
April 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
AI generated media risks ruining the experience for the audience and taking away the income from creative professionals.
Support our campaign to make big tech companies pay up here:
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
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April 24, 2026 at 2:27 AM
A survey of MEAA members in the creative and media industries found that 71% are extremely concerned about the loss of human-led creativity.
Support our campaign to stop AI theft and get big tech companies to pay up here:
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft

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April 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Join our campaign to stop AI theft and get big tech companies to pay up here:
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April 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Support our campaign to #StopAITheft and get big tech companies to #PayUp here:
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April 13, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Journalist and author biancanogrady.bsky.social spoke to us about her concerns around big tech companies scraping the work of media and creative professionals without permission or compensation.
Support our campaign to get Big Tech to #PayUp here meaa.io/3IUYC0M
#stopAItheft
April 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Actor Jonathan Mill wants an annual stipend from big tech companies for all his acting and voice work they have stolen to teach their AI.
Sign here to get big tech companies to #PayUp: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft
March 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Support our campaign here and sign the open letter to Big Tech companies here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft.
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March 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
We need strong laws to protect our creative and media workforce and AI developers must be forced to pay for the theft and displacement of work.
Sign the open letter to the big AI developers: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUp #StopAITheft
March 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Using creative people's work to train AI without paying them is THEFT.
It's time for big tech companies to #PayUp.
Support our campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft.
#StopAITheft
March 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
AI is stealing work from creative professionals for the benefit of billionaires.
But just as concerning is the affect on our humanity and culture.
Support the campaign to #StopAITheft here and get big tech to #PayUP
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft

@google @meta
February 25, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The public relies on quality journalism, written by humans, to separate the facts from misinformation. But that work is being stolen and replaced by Big Tech AI companies. It's time for them to pay up.
Support the campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
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February 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
We're fighting back against Big Tech's theft of human creativity to feed their algorithms.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Voice actor and MEAA member Thomas G Burt used to make a comfortable living from his creative career. After AI was used to clone his voice, he now sells storage to pay the rent.
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This voiceover actor was dumped from his contract. His voice was cloned
As AI upends jobs in some industries, questions are being raised about the ethics of using human workers to train their replacements.
www.smh.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Big tech companies pass off plagiarism as innovation but don't pay the creators.
Now those bots are regurgitating the AI slop from social media. Where will this leave the writers, journalists and authors that tell our stories?

#StopAITheft #PayUp
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
How to spot AI-generated social media that acts like a 'snake eating its own tail'
The age of AI is here and it's going to be infinitely useful, or so they tell us, unless you're the kind of person who, like me, finds computer-generated stories infinitely boring and an insult to…
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The media and entertainment industries are already competitive enough without having to compete with AI generated voices and images, that were trained on your likeness without consent or compensation.
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp
@Google @Amazon
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"...ethical AI cannot depend on the goodwill of individual founders or the internal culture of private companies. It requires enforceable standards, transparent auditing, and regulatory frameworks that recognise the societal stakes."

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When Guardrails Collapse: What the Grok Controversy Reveals About the Future of AI Ethics - Australian Institute of International Affairs
The latest revelations about Elon Musk’s xAI platform, Grok, should concern far more than the tech sector. According to new reporting, Musk pushed his team to loosen safety controls in [...]
meaa.io
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
How will AI affect the regional media landscape?

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February 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Learn more and support the campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
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January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Why should Big Tech companies get away with stealing the work of media and creative workers?
Help stop the theft here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUP
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM