Wellet Potter

Dr Wellett Potter is a lecturer at the School of Law at the University of New England, Armidale. She became a full-time staff member in 2022, after being conferred with her PhD in law in March 2021.
Her PhD thesis specialised in intellectual property, examining the copyright protection of databases in the fourth industrial era. Her passion for research stems from a deep curiosity about intellectual property, copyright law and the emerging challenges through the use of artificial intelligence and technology. The interplay between technologies (such as AI) and copyright in new contexts fascinates her, as the world enters this fourth industrial era

AI/Machine Learning

When King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard quit Spotify, an AI rip-off turned up – and the streaming platform’s algorithm promoted it

- December 11, 2025 3 MIN READ

Imagine this: a band removes its entire music catalogue off Spotify in protest, only to discover an AI-generated impersonator has replaced it. The impersonator offers songs that sound much like the band’s originals. The imposter tops Spotify search results for the band’s music – attracting significant streams – and goes undetected for months. As incredible… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Hollywood’s latest AI copyright war: But is there a better way?

- October 3, 2025 4 MIN READ

Last week Disney, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros Discovery jointly sued MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, over alleged copyright infringement. The three Hollywood media giants allege MiniMax (which operates Hailuo AI and is reportedly valued at US$4 billion) engaged in mass copyright infringement of characters such as Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse by… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Record companies are suing music apps for copying classic songs in a legal battle that will shape the future of generative AI

- July 3, 2024 3 MIN READ

Last month, several major record labels filed copyright infringement lawsuits in US courts against the makers of two generative AI music apps, Suno and Udio. The labels allege the AI companies have engaged in copyright infringement by copying many sound recordings belonging to the record labels, and producing outputs very similar to those recordings. The… Read more »