#authorrights — Public Fediverse posts

In the largest known copyright payout in history, a US judge has signed off on a landmark $1.5 billion settlement in a case brought by authors against Anthropic for using pirated versions of their books for AI chatbot training.

#AIcopyright #AuthorRights
https://apnews.com/article/ai-anthropic-copyright-settlement-claude-books-bartz-74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63

In the largest known copyright payout in history, a US judge has signed off on a landmark $1.5 billion settlement in a case brought by authors against Anthropic for using pirated versions of their books for AI chatbot training.

#AIcopyright #AuthorRights
https://apnews.com/article/ai-anthropic-copyright-settlement-claude-books-bartz-74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63

News Podcast: Bookstores Call for Faster Response; AI Micro Drama Deal Sparks Author Backlash

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on new insights into what bookstores want from publishers and how indie authors may be better placed to respond quickly to trends. He also examines controversy over Harlequin’s AI-driven micro drama project, where authors say they were not consulted, and looks at wider tensions in the publishing industry as it both adopts and challenges AI in different arenas.
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https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-bookstores-call-for-faster-response/

#Podcast #AImicrodrama #authorrights #bookstoretrends #Harlequincontroversy

News Podcast: Bookstores Call for Faster Response; AI Micro Drama Deal Sparks Author Backlash

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on new insights into what bookstores want from publishers and how indie authors may be better placed to respond quickly to trends. He also examines controversy over Harlequin’s AI-driven micro drama project, where authors say they were not consulted, and looks at wider tensions in the publishing industry as it both adopts and challenges AI in different arenas.
The post News Podcast: Bookstores Call for Faster Response; AI Micro Drama Deal Sparks Author Backlash appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-bookstores-call-for-faster-response/

#Podcast #AImicrodrama #authorrights #bookstoretrends #Harlequincontroversy

News Summary: Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Sparks Backlash; Publishers Support Music Industry against Anthropic

The publishing industry has had a week of not seeming to be able to get its story straight on AI. I say story, but what I mean in the first instance is AI-generated animated microdramas. Video microdramas have been in the news several times of late. They are very much in demand with audiences and provide an opportunity for those writers who love producing serialized works with short episodes and cliffhangers aplenty.
The post News Summary: Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Sparks Backlash; Publishers Support Music Industry against Anthropic appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/harlequins-ai-microdrama-deal/

#AImicrodramas #AIgeneratedcontent #Anthropiclawsuit #authorrights #ConcordMusic

News Summary: Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Sparks Backlash; Publishers Support Music Industry against Anthropic

The publishing industry has had a week of not seeming to be able to get its story straight on AI. I say story, but what I mean in the first instance is AI-generated animated microdramas. Video microdramas have been in the news several times of late. They are very much in demand with audiences and provide an opportunity for those writers who love producing serialized works with short episodes and cliffhangers aplenty.
The post News Summary: Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Sparks Backlash; Publishers Support Music Industry against Anthropic appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/harlequins-ai-microdrama-deal/

#AImicrodramas #AIgeneratedcontent #Anthropiclawsuit #authorrights #ConcordMusic

News Summary: 10,000 Authors Publish Blank Book Protesting UK AI Copyright Legislation

Remember how I started the week by contrasting the Paris Book Festival, where threatened boycotts over AI flooding the market had forced Amazon to withdraw its sponsorship, with London Book Fair, hosted in the less radical home of the open letter?
The post News Summary: 10,000 Authors Publish Blank Book Protesting UK AI Copyright Legislation appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/authors-publish-blank-book/

#authorrights #copyright #DataMining #DontStealThisBook #LondonBookFair

News Summary: 10,000 Authors Publish Blank Book Protesting UK AI Copyright Legislation

Remember how I started the week by contrasting the Paris Book Festival, where threatened boycotts over AI flooding the market had forced Amazon to withdraw its sponsorship, with London Book Fair, hosted in the less radical home of the open letter?
The post News Summary: 10,000 Authors Publish Blank Book Protesting UK AI Copyright Legislation appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/authors-publish-blank-book/

#authorrights #copyright #DataMining #DontStealThisBook #LondonBookFair

News Summary: Authors Guild Pushes Back on Amazon’s ‘Ask This Book’ AI Feature

The news starts 2026 as it ended 2025, with Amazon's new Ask This Book feature for Kindle books. When I first reported on this, I had yet to see the response from authors. Thanks to a link in Jane Friedman's newsletter, I have now been able to read and digest a very robust…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ask-this-book/

#AIfeatures #AmazonKindle #AskThisBook #authorrights #AuthorsGuild

News Summary: Authors Guild Pushes Back on Amazon’s ‘Ask This Book’ AI Feature

The news starts 2026 as it ended 2025, with Amazon's new Ask This Book feature for Kindle books. When I first reported on this, I had yet to see the response from authors. Thanks to a link in Jane Friedman's newsletter, I have now been able to read and digest a very robust…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ask-this-book/

#AIfeatures #AmazonKindle #AskThisBook #authorrights #AuthorsGuild

"Die OA Revolution hat sich dem Thema angenommen..." Marc Lange stellt launig das Spannungsfeld #openaccess #vgwort #authorrights vor -- fühle mich mit Star Wars Referenzen gut abgeholt 🤓 Danke für den sehr unterhaltsamen *und* inhaltlich gehaltvollen Vortrag #oat25

Die Handreichung "Open Access und die VG Wort" gibt's bei @berlinup : https://www.berlin-universities-publishing.de/beratung/handreichungen/vg-wort/index.html

News Summary: Anthropic AI Lawsuit Moves Toward Settlement; Authors and Publishers Await Terms

The two stories in this round-up feature the Association of American Publishers. Nonetheless, both are relevant for indie authors, in the US certainly and quite possibly elsewhere. First up is possibly a major breakthrough in…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-ai-lawsuit/

#AIlawsuit #Anthropicsettlement #AssociationofAmericanpublishers #authorrights #classaction
@indieauthors

News Summary: Anthropic AI Lawsuit Moves Toward Settlement; Authors and Publishers Await Terms

The two stories in this round-up feature the Association of American Publishers. Nonetheless, both are relevant for indie authors, in the US certainly and quite possibly elsewhere. First up is possibly a major breakthrough in…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-ai-lawsuit/

#AIlawsuit #Anthropicsettlement #AssociationofAmericanpublishers #authorrights #classaction
@indieauthors

News Summary: Amazon Expands Kindle Colorsoft Line; WeTransfer Terms Raise AI Concerns

This time last year, Amazon launched the Kindle Colorsoft. It was the first sign in quite some time that the company hadn’t given up on specialist e-readers, and its success at the checkout was one of the more notable stories from last Prime Day.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/kindle-colorsoft/

#AItrainingconcerns #Amazonereaders #authorrights #KindleColorsoft #SocietyofAuthors
@indieauthors

News Summary: Amazon Expands Kindle Colorsoft Line; WeTransfer Terms Raise AI Concerns

This time last year, Amazon launched the Kindle Colorsoft. It was the first sign in quite some time that the company hadn’t given up on specialist e-readers, and its success at the checkout was one of the more notable stories from last Prime Day.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/kindle-colorsoft/

#AItrainingconcerns #Amazonereaders #authorrights #KindleColorsoft #SocietyofAuthors
@indieauthors

Johns Hopkins Press to License Books for AI Training, Sparking Author Backlash and Industry Debate

#AI #Copyright #Publishing #AuthorRights #AcademicPublishing

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/27/johns-hopkins-press-to-license-books-for-ai-training-sparking-author-backlash-and-industry-debate-xcxwbn

Johns Hopkins Press to License Books for AI Training, Sparking Author Backlash and Industry Debate

#AI #Copyright #Publishing #AuthorRights #AcademicPublishing

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/27/johns-hopkins-press-to-license-books-for-ai-training-sparking-author-backlash-and-industry-debate-xcxwbn

News Podcast: Meta Ruling Raises Fair Use Questions, Cloudflare Launches AI Licensing Tool, Author Claims Direct Control of Rights

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explains how the Meta ruling favors tech companies but leaves the door open for future cases that could benefit authors. He also covers…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-meta-ruling/

#Podcast #AIcontentscraping #authorrights #Cloudflaretool #digitallicensing
@indieauthors

News Podcast: Meta Ruling Raises Fair Use Questions, Cloudflare Launches AI Licensing Tool, Author Claims Direct Control of Rights

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explains how the Meta ruling favors tech companies but leaves the door open for future cases that could benefit authors. He also covers…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-meta-ruling/

#Podcast #AIcontentscraping #authorrights #Cloudflaretool #digitallicensing
@indieauthors

I currently have about a dozen papers under review. Now imagine: a drone hits my window — and who will keep emailing editors and reviewers then? 😅

Stewart Manley published his brilliant idea in #ResearchEvaluation the “exclusive option”. Authors could submit to multiple journals at once, and interested editors request an exclusive right to review.

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf027

No duplicated #peerreview. No endless delays. This could shake up academic publishing!

#AuthorRights #OpenScience

I currently have about a dozen papers under review. Now imagine: a drone hits my window — and who will keep emailing editors and reviewers then? 😅

Stewart Manley published his brilliant idea in #ResearchEvaluation the “exclusive option”. Authors could submit to multiple journals at once, and interested editors request an exclusive right to review.

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf027

No duplicated #peerreview. No endless delays. This could shake up academic publishing!

#AuthorRights #OpenScience

Podcast: What the First AI Copyright Ruling Means for Authors

ALLi Director Orna Ross unpacks the first court ruling on AI’s use of copyrighted books and why it matters to indie authors. She explains how the judge balanced “fair use” with pirate copying, then walks through ALLi’s Four Cs—consent, compensation, clarity, and…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-ai-copyright-ruling/

#Podcast #AIcopyrightruling #authorrights #contentscraping #creativepublishing
@indieauthors

Podcast: What the First AI Copyright Ruling Means for Authors

ALLi Director Orna Ross unpacks the first court ruling on AI’s use of copyrighted books and why it matters to indie authors. She explains how the judge balanced “fair use” with pirate copying, then walks through ALLi’s Four Cs—consent, compensation, clarity, and…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-ai-copyright-ruling/

#Podcast #AIcopyrightruling #authorrights #contentscraping #creativepublishing
@indieauthors

TikTok’s 8th Note Press Faces Shutdown Amid Author Complaints: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

My previous story reported on the opening of a new romance-only bookstore (one hopes the wedding venue license will be coming soon for literary lovers’ very own HEA!). Needless to say, the owner of the store in question cited TikTok as one of the…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/8th-note-press/

#8thNotePress #authorrights #BookTok #ByteDance #publishingdelays
@indieauthors

TikTok’s 8th Note Press Faces Shutdown Amid Author Complaints: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

My previous story reported on the opening of a new romance-only bookstore (one hopes the wedding venue license will be coming soon for literary lovers’ very own HEA!). Needless to say, the owner of the store in question cited TikTok as one of the…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/8th-note-press/

#8thNotePress #authorrights #BookTok #ByteDance #publishingdelays
@indieauthors

Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on growing outrage after authors discovered their titles among pirated books used to train Meta’s AI model. A searchable LibGen…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/meta-backlash-podcast-pirated-books/

#Podcast #authorrights #LibGendatabase #MetaAI #piratedbooks
@indieauthors

Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on growing outrage after authors discovered their titles among pirated books used to train Meta’s AI model. A searchable LibGen…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/meta-backlash-podcast-pirated-books/

#Podcast #authorrights #LibGendatabase #MetaAI #piratedbooks
@indieauthors

Yes, that also applies for everything you annotate. And everything you write on your #Kindle Scribe. #Amazon #Enshittification #AuthorRights #IntellectualProperty

Yes, that also applies for everything you annotate. And everything you write on your #Kindle Scribe. #Amazon #Enshittification #AuthorRights #IntellectualProperty

TIL: Whatever #ebooks or documents you put on a #Kindle, they're being indexed & uploaded automatically to the #Amazon server if the device has an internet connection. Just found out with an unpublished #manuscript that someone wanted to read on their Kindle and it ended up on the Amazon server, although it was put onto the Kindle manually via cable. Whatever you do with Amazon devices, you're adding everything to Amazon's data collection. #Enshittification #AuthorRights #IntellectualProperty

TIL: Whatever #ebooks or documents you put on a #Kindle, they're being indexed & uploaded automatically to the #Amazon server if the device has an internet connection. Just found out with an unpublished #manuscript that someone wanted to read on their Kindle and it ended up on the Amazon server, although it was put onto the Kindle manually via cable. Whatever you do with Amazon devices, you're adding everything to Amazon's data collection. #Enshittification #AuthorRights #IntellectualProperty

@davidgewirtz Please keep in mind that you're adding all titles to Amazon's data collection. Whatever you upload to the #Amazon cloud AND also what you put on your Kindle is being indexed & uploaded to the server automatically. Just had that with an unpublished #manuscript that someone wanted to read on their Amazon device and it ended up on their server, although it was uploaded manually via cable to the device.

#copyright #urheberrecht #authorrights #autorenrechte #intellectualproperty #ip

@davidgewirtz Please keep in mind that you're adding all titles to Amazon's data collection. Whatever you upload to the #Amazon cloud AND also what you put on your Kindle is being indexed & uploaded to the server automatically. Just had that with an unpublished #manuscript that someone wanted to read on their Amazon device and it ended up on their server, although it was uploaded manually via cable to the device.

#copyright #urheberrecht #authorrights #autorenrechte #intellectualproperty #ip

Das mit dieser #KI läuft super. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-discovers-ai-generated-counterfeit-books-written-in-her-name-on-amazon/
#Authorrights #Autorenrechte #Urheberrecht #CreativeBusiness #Amazon

Das mit dieser #KI läuft super. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/author-discovers-ai-generated-counterfeit-books-written-in-her-name-on-amazon/
#Authorrights #Autorenrechte #Urheberrecht #CreativeBusiness #Amazon

@PeerCommunityIn calls for transparency, clarity, and respect for authors’ rights! The recent #cOAlitionS_OA blog post by Sally Rumsey on Springer Nature's OA policy raises concerns about conflicting statements and limitations on publication options. https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/springer-nature-doublespeak/
Let’s prioritize open scholarship and uphold authors’ rights retention. #OpenAccess #AuthorRights! The post also highlights Edinburgh Uni's commendable response to SN's infringement on authors' rights!! #ScholarlyPublishing

@PeerCommunityIn calls for transparency, clarity, and respect for authors’ rights! The recent #cOAlitionS_OA blog post by Sally Rumsey on Springer Nature's OA policy raises concerns about conflicting statements and limitations on publication options. https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/springer-nature-doublespeak/
Let’s prioritize open scholarship and uphold authors’ rights retention. #OpenAccess #AuthorRights! The post also highlights Edinburgh Uni's commendable response to SN's infringement on authors' rights!! #ScholarlyPublishing

In what countries do the government compensate authors for library loans of their books and what are your schemes called?

Great news out of Australia today that Australian authors who have enjoyed a lending right system (PLR & ELR) for print books for years (ie: we get paid per loan to compensate us for the book sale), will now also be compensated for ebook and audiobook loans (DLR)! Great comments from new government Arts minister about the importance of the arts too after years of neglect.

Thanks to the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) for so much advocacy on this issue.

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/australian-authors-to-receive-compensation-for-e-book-loans-for-first-time-20230127-p5cfxk.html

#writingcommunity #libraries #authors #authorrights #thearts #ASA #AustralianSocietyofAuthors #Australia #amwriting #author #authorlife #library #audiobooks #publishing

In what countries do the government compensate authors for library loans of their books and what are your schemes called?

Great news out of Australia today that Australian authors who have enjoyed a lending right system (PLR & ELR) for print books for years (ie: we get paid per loan to compensate us for the book sale), will now also be compensated for ebook and audiobook loans (DLR)! Great comments from new government Arts minister about the importance of the arts too after years of neglect.

Thanks to the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) for so much advocacy on this issue.

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/australian-authors-to-receive-compensation-for-e-book-loans-for-first-time-20230127-p5cfxk.html

#writingcommunity #libraries #authors #authorrights #thearts #ASA #AustralianSocietyofAuthors #Australia #amwriting #author #authorlife #library #audiobooks #publishing

@eingfoan @Mastodon @jerry @Gargron

#Mastodon currently removes all #Metadata from Pictures. This is enforced, you hae no choice to keep intentionally embedded data such as #AuthorInformation or #License type.

From a #photograpers viewpoint, I consider this enforced incapacitation of my #AuthorRights. Metada are a vital part of my work. I need a choice on what I share.

You don't force musicians to strip their shared songs of all information on title, album, singer or composer.