Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa

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Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa Established by the Australian Writers’ Guild in 1996, ACSAA is a not-for-profit collecting society.

24/09/2026

Big week in AI headlines last week.

Our Group CEO Claire Pullen, explains our current issues with AI and why the answer is strict regulation of foreign tech giants operating in Australia.

22/09/2026

The Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA) is heading to Auckland!

Director of Industry and Operations Molly Ulm shares what's coming up. If you have any questions or feedback for ACSAA, this is a great chance to come and have a chat with us.

Book your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/writers-without-borders

Happy 50th to the New Zealand Writers Guild.

See you soon!

Under reforms the Albanese government is weighing up, artificial intelligence (AI) companies would get access to everyth...
17/09/2026

Under reforms the Albanese government is weighing up, artificial intelligence (AI) companies would get access to everything Australians create online by default. Your posts, your photos, your work, all of it could be scraped with big tech pressuring Labor to make it legal.

Claire Pullen, Group CEO of the AWG and ACSAA, says creators are already losing work to AI that imitates them and sometimes reproduces them outright. On the claim that reform is urgent, she is blunt: 'If it was urgent, do a deal.'

Nothing is stopping big tech companies from licensing Australian work right now. Existing copyright law already allows it. Not one company is doing it while the reform negotiations are on the table.

Read the full piece in Guardian Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/17/everything-australians-put-online-could-be-scraped-for-ai-under-proposed-new-rules-how-will-you-be-affected

The Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA) and Australian Writers' Guild are proud to sponsor 'Writers...
15/09/2026

The Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA) and Australian Writers' Guild are proud to sponsor 'Writers Without Borders: A Global Guild Gathering', hosted by the New Zealand Writers Guild / Puni Taatuhi o Aotearoa to mark its 50th year.

Two panels, one shared question: how do writers build and hold power? Wednesday 7 October 2026, QT Auckland, Viaduct Harbour.

• 'Top 10 Writers' Fights: Lessons in Building Power'
Alice Shearman in conversation with Ellen Stutzman (Writers Guild of America West), Victoria Shen (Writers Guild of Canada) and Claire Pullen (Australian Writers' Guild & Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA)), tracing the landmark industrial and rights battles that have shaped the profession worldwide, and what those hard-won lessons mean for writers here.

• ACSAA Drinks & Nibbles
Come mingle with ACSAA CEO Claire Pullen and Director of Industry and Operations Molly Ulm to talk registrations, royalties and what is coming next.

• 'Can Stories Save Us? Storytelling in a Changing World'
Kathryn Burnett leads a craft conversation with Peter Mattessi (Australian Writers' Guild), Michele Mulroney (Writers Guild of America West), Bruce Smith (Writers Guild of Canada), Jennifer Davidson (Writers Guild of Ireland) and Tom Fontana (Writers Guild of America East).

Book your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/writers-without-borders

We are pleased to see the launched Screen Currency 2026, a research project examining the cultural, economic and global ...
19/08/2026

We are pleased to see the launched Screen Currency 2026, a research project examining the cultural, economic and global value of Australia's screen and games industry.

The research shows that Australian stories and games matter deeply to audiences at home and continue to resonate globally. It also highlights that ensuring Australian stories reach their audience and build enduring value is now as important as production.

The research explores four themes: the economic and cultural value of Australian content, building an adaptive and resilient industry, strengthening social cohesion and community, and the growth opportunity in global markets.

To learn more about the research, visit: https://screencurrency.screenaustralia.gov.au

03/08/2026

Did you know ACSAA collects royalties for our members from around the world? We can now add Japan to that list!

Following a reciprocal agreement signed with the Writers Guild of Japan in late 2024, we can collect royalties on behalf of our members from Japan and, in turn, distribute royalties collected in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to Japanese screenwriters.

We're proud to support our members as their works travel far and wide 🌏

28/07/2026

It's been a while. We've been busy! Group CEO Claire Pullen shares an update on a massive July for AI and copyright advocacy.

Highlights include the PM confirming that unauthorised use of copyright works is theft, panels on AI and copyright at the ALP State Conference, and future consultations with the Attorney-General's Department.

08/07/2026

What does ACSAA actually do? Molly Ulm, our Director of Industry and Operations, breaks it down.

We collect licence fees and distribute them as royalties to screen authors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. If you have a writing credit on an audiovisual work, or you've performed an authorship role like screen editing, those royalties could be yours!

Membership is FREE. There are no joining fees.

For more information and to join, visit acsaa.org.au.

New name. Same mission. Same fight for your royalties. After 30 years as AWGACS, we are excited to introduce ourselves a...
05/07/2026

New name. Same mission. Same fight for your royalties.

After 30 years as AWGACS, we are excited to introduce ourselves as the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA).

‘By authors, for authors, for authors' royalties’ has guided us for three decades, and it will continue to do so. Our new name reflects who we represent today: screen authors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, united in the fight for fair secondary remuneration.

We have a new name and a new look, but we're operating the same, and nothing changes for our members. As ACSAA, we are stronger collectively and more ambitious about protecting your rights than ever.

Questions? Leave a comment below or email us at [email protected]

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Sydney, NSW
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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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