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Copyright

Kindle’s New Gen AI-Powered “Ask This Book” Feature Raises Rights Concerns

Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement

The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now

Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors

Protecting Intellectual Property: What Writers Need to Know About Copyright

If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now

Bartz v Anthropic: Find Out if You May Be Part of This Class Action

Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office

Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK’s Proposed AI Copyright Exception

Best of Writer Beware: 2024 in Review

Guest Post: Disney, Books, and the Copyright Claims Board

To CCB or Not to CCB: The Question is Still Out

Contest Caution: Script Writing Audition from Silent Manga Audition

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: SFWA’s Comments to the US Copyright Office

When the Copyright Trolls Came for Me

Copyright, Contracts, and AI-Generated Material

Rights vs. Copyright: Untangling the Confusion

When Your Publishing Contract Flies a Red Flag: Clauses to Watch Out For

Copyright Claims Board: Mid-January Update

Update: The Copyright Claims Board At the Three-Month Mark

The Copyright Claims Board: A New Option For Copyright Disputes

Publishing Contracts 101: Beware Internal Contradictions

Online Copyright Registration Services: Writer Beware

Contract Red Flag: When a Publisher Claims Copyright on Edits

Four Major Publishers Sue the Internet Archive Over Unauthorized Book Scanning

Copyright Violation Redux: The Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library

Publishing Contract Red Flag: When a Publisher Claims Copyright on Edits

Author Rachel Ann Nunes Wins Her Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against an Amazon Scammer

How the Internet Archive Infringed My Copyrights and Then Blew Me Off

Alert: Copyright Infringement By the Internet Archive (and What You Can Do About It)

Finding Authors: The Importance of Establishing an Online Licensing System for Copyrighted Works

Rights Grab: Omni Reboot (Updated)

Transferring Copyright: Rights Grab At The Toast Magazine

How Not to Register Copyright

Story Surgeon: An App For Copyright Infringement

Scribd’s New Ebook Subscription Service: Partnering with Publishers, Profiting from Piracy

Outrageous French Copyright Grab: ReLIRE Goes Live

Why Not to Register Copyright for Unpublished Work

Orphan Works: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Weighs In

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