News Podcast: Social Media Lawsuits Grow; Supreme Court Ruling Shapes AI Copyright Debate

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on a major U.S. lawsuit awarding damages over social media addiction and a new UK trial restricting teen access to platforms. He also examines a key Supreme Court ruling in Sony vs. Cox that could influence AI copyright cases, and updates on the Anthropic settlement, where reduced legal fees may increase payouts for authors.
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News Summary: Supreme Court Rules ISPs Not Liable for User Infringement; Anthropic Settlement Fees Reduced

Court cases around AI and copyright are most definitely back in the news following a brief hiatus whilst the courts issued a pummeling to social media firms last week. First up this week we have a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in the US in the case of Sony against Cox. Sony was suing the internet service provider Cox for $1 billion, alleging that it was complicit in copyright infringement.
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Reversion Redux

In the aftermath of the recent Anthropic Settlement (more information here), many writers are making a reassessment of the necessity and value of copyright registration. Claiming a share of pay-out from the settlement is 100% dependent on having a work registered with the U. S.
https://writerbeware.blog/2026/01/09/reversion-redux

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News Podcast: Public Domain Opens New Doors as Authors Rethink AI Copyright Battles

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway opens 2026 by looking at newly released public domain works, including titles by Agatha Christie, T. S. Eliot, and other major crime and literary writers, and what…
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Phew, just finished reading the document I got in the post the other day all the way from the US, about the Anthropic settlement (for them downloading books from pirate sites to use to train AI.)

Need a cuppa to recover from that much legalese. But it looks like I can make a claim. From a cursory check, I've got 3 books on the Works List, all of which I was the sole owner of at the time, as the rights had reverted to me. A few years before.

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FYI #PSA #Anthropic #copyright #AnthropicSettlement The notice for the settlement of up to $3,000.00 US per work is up. I checked and my work is not in the database of downloaded pirated work. Ambivalent about that. Not pirated. Could use the cash, tho.

Anyway, go to the site and verify your works NOW and make your claims before March 30, 2026. Be careful of scams and scammers.

Boost so all authors you know see this.

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https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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