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  1. News Summary: Judge Issues Final Approval for $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement; Copyright Office Proposes Fee Increase

    For those of you waiting to receive some kind of compensation in the Anthropic lawsuit (and indeed those who are waiting on other potential lawsuits and wondering if anything other than hot air is ever likely to come of them), the wait is one step closer to being over. A judge has issued the final approval for the $1.5 billion settlement in the class action case of Bartz v. Anthropic. This will see each of the 91.3 percent of titles in the eligible class whose owners came forward receive payment.
    selfpublishingadvice.org/anthr

    #Anthropicsettlement #BartzvAnthropic #classaction #CopyrightOffice #copyrightregistration

  2. PetaPixel: Copyright Office Will Increase Photo Registration Cost by 55% in 120 Days. “The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/petapixel-copyright-office-will-increase-photo-registration-cost-by-55-in-120-days/
  3. PetaPixel: Copyright Office Will Increase Photo Registration Cost by 55% in 120 Days. “The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/petapixel-copyright-office-will-increase-photo-registration-cost-by-55-in-120-days/
  4. PetaPixel: Copyright Office Will Increase Photo Registration Cost by 55% in 120 Days. “The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/petapixel-copyright-office-will-increase-photo-registration-cost-by-55-in-120-days/
  5. PetaPixel: Copyright Office Will Increase Photo Registration Cost by 55% in 120 Days. “The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/petapixel-copyright-office-will-increase-photo-registration-cost-by-55-in-120-days/
  6. PetaPixel: Copyright Office Will Increase Photo Registration Cost by 55% in 120 Days. “The United States Copyright Office notified Congress today that it will move forward with its plan to increase group registration of photographs from $55 to $85 in 120 days, unless it intervenes.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/16/petapixel-copyright-office-will-increase-photo-registration-cost-by-55-in-120-days/
  7. "In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.

    H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate.

    These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/cong

    #USA #Copyright #IP #CopyrightOffice

  8. "In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.

    H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate.

    These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/cong

    #USA #Copyright #IP #CopyrightOffice

  9. "In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.

    H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate.

    These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/cong

    #USA #Copyright #IP #CopyrightOffice

  10. "In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.

    H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate.

    These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/cong

    #USA #Copyright #IP #CopyrightOffice

  11. "In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.

    H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate.

    These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/cong

    #USA #Copyright #IP #CopyrightOffice

  12. @Primavera @winter If I had to pick a face to represent non-free software or copyright in general for a "myth of consensual whatever" meme, I'd suggest United States Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter.
    copyright.gov/about/leadership/

    #Copyright #CopyrightOffice #ShiraPerlmutter #consensual #ProprietarySoftware

  13. @Primavera @winter If I had to pick a face to represent non-free software or copyright in general for a "myth of consensual whatever" meme, I'd suggest United States Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter.
    copyright.gov/about/leadership/

    #Copyright #CopyrightOffice #ShiraPerlmutter #consensual #ProprietarySoftware

  14. @Primavera @winter If I had to pick a face to represent non-free software or copyright in general for a "myth of consensual whatever" meme, I'd suggest United States Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter.
    copyright.gov/about/leadership/

    #Copyright #CopyrightOffice #ShiraPerlmutter #consensual #ProprietarySoftware

  15. @Primavera @winter If I had to pick a face to represent non-free software or copyright in general for a "myth of consensual whatever" meme, I'd suggest United States Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter.
    copyright.gov/about/leadership/

    #Copyright #CopyrightOffice #ShiraPerlmutter #consensual #ProprietarySoftware

  16. @Primavera @winter If I had to pick a face to represent non-free software or copyright in general for a "myth of consensual whatever" meme, I'd suggest United States Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter.
    copyright.gov/about/leadership/

    #Copyright #CopyrightOffice #ShiraPerlmutter #consensual #ProprietarySoftware

  17. "In a creative market dominated by five publishers, four studios, three labels, two mobile app stores, and a single company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks, giving a creative worker extra rights to bargain with is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money.

    We need to protect artists from AI predation, not just create a new way for artists to be mad about their impoverishment.

    Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to do that [protect artists from AI predation]… All through this #AIbubble, the #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted, because copyright is exclusively for #humans. That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    And not only has the Copyright Office taken this position, they have defended it vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold this principle."

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  18. "In a creative market dominated by five publishers, four studios, three labels, two mobile app stores, and a single company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks, giving a creative worker extra rights to bargain with is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money.

    We need to protect artists from AI predation, not just create a new way for artists to be mad about their impoverishment.

    Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to do that [protect artists from AI predation]… All through this #AIbubble, the #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted, because copyright is exclusively for #humans. That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    And not only has the Copyright Office taken this position, they have defended it vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold this principle."

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  19. "In a creative market dominated by five publishers, four studios, three labels, two mobile app stores, and a single company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks, giving a creative worker extra rights to bargain with is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money.

    We need to protect artists from AI predation, not just create a new way for artists to be mad about their impoverishment.

    Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to do that [protect artists from AI predation]… All through this , the has maintained—correctly—that works cannot be copyrighted, because copyright is exclusively for . That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the . is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    And not only has the Copyright Office taken this position, they have defended it vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold this principle."

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  20. "In a creative market dominated by five publishers, four studios, three labels, two mobile app stores, and a single company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks, giving a creative worker extra rights to bargain with is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money.

    We need to protect artists from AI predation, not just create a new way for artists to be mad about their impoverishment.

    Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to do that [protect artists from AI predation]… All through this #AIbubble, the #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted, because copyright is exclusively for #humans. That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    And not only has the Copyright Office taken this position, they have defended it vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold this principle."

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  21. "In a creative market dominated by five publishers, four studios, three labels, two mobile app stores, and a single company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks, giving a creative worker extra rights to bargain with is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money.

    We need to protect artists from AI predation, not just create a new way for artists to be mad about their impoverishment.

    Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to do that [protect artists from AI predation]… All through this #AIbubble, the #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted, because copyright is exclusively for #humans. That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    And not only has the Copyright Office taken this position, they have defended it vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold this principle."

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  22. "Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to [protect artists from #AIpredation]…

    The #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted… That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    …they have defended this principle vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold it." @pluralistic

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

  23. "Incredibly enough, there is a really simple way to [protect artists from #AIpredation]…

    The #CopyrightOffice has maintained—correctly—that #AIgenerated works cannot be copyrighted… That is why the “monkey selfie” is in the #publicdomain. #Copyright is only awarded to works of human creative expression that are fixed in a tangible medium.

    …they have defended this principle vigorously in court, repeatedly winning judgments to uphold it." @pluralistic

    theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int