Dozens of International Media Organizations Back Australian Creatives in Warning Against Copyright Changes

he Center for Media and Digital Governance at Open Markets joined a coalition letter urging the Australian government to maintain strong copyright protections for creators and journalists amid reports that officials are considering exempting AI companies from copyright obligations when training their models. CMDG warned that weakening these protections would undermine rights holders’ ability to control and negotiate compensation for the use of their work and could set a harmful international precedent.

Washington Monthly - How to Govern the Pacing of the AI Frontier

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley and AI policy lead Arnav Rao argue that AI companies do not need an antitrust exemption to coordinate on safety, and should instead use a broadly representative, government-supervised standards body that preserves competition while setting clear safeguards for frontier AI development.

The Corner Newsletter: OMI’s Paris Conference “Liberty or Monopoly?” and Fox’s Roku Purchase (October 6th, 2026)

In this issue, we detail our successful two-day antimonopoly conference in Paris on how U.S. tech corporations threaten human liberty and European democracy and sovereignty, and look at the potential dangers posed by Fox’s takeover of Roku.

OMI Slams ‘Wholly Inadequate’ Paramount-Warner Bros Settlement

CMDG Director Courtney Radsch warns that the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery settlement will deepen media concentration, arguing that stronger antitrust enforcement and policies curbing Big Tech’s control over information markets are needed to protect jobs, plurality, and independent journalism.

Open Markets Institute’s Comment to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on the Socio-Economic Impact of Dairy Consolidation

Open Markets Institute urges Minnesota to curb mega-dairy expansion and reform dairy markets, warning that growing consolidation is pushing family farms out of business while shifting economic, environmental, and infrastructure costs onto rural communities.

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