"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

⚖️ $1.5B to Settle Stolen Books

#AI #Copyright #AuthorRights #TheInternetIsCrack #Anthropic #EthicsInTech #podcast

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

#ClassActionLawsuit #USA #AuthorRights #Copyright

Bartz v. Athropic

A class action lawsuit against the AI company Anthropic, accused of downloading millions of pirated books to train their #AI model.

If your books were pirated by websites Library Genesis (“LibGen”) and Pirate Library Mirror (“PiLiMi”), the court certified that's where Anthropic got all their material. The suit against them can move forward.

Prosecutors are collecting information from individuals:
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

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
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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
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