Hacker NewsMar 7

Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues

https://torrentfreak.com/uploading-pirated-books-via-bittorrent-qualifies-as-fair-use-meta/

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Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues * TorrentFreak

In an ongoing lawsuit, Meta now argues that uploading pirated books to strangers via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use.

Regina KammerOct 24
As Marc Benioff faces backlash in SF, Salesforce hit with AI copyright suit for pirated books
Book authors E. Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore propose class action v. Salesforce
https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com/p/as-marc-benioff-faces-backlash-in
#WritingCommunity #Copyright #ClassAction #ArtificialIntelligence #PiratedBooks
As Marc Benioff faces backlash in SF, Salesforce hit with AI copyright suit for pirated books

Book authors E. Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore propose class action v. Salesforce

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Aug 22, 2025
News Podcast: Anthropic Class Action Deadline Nears; New Competency Tool for Editors https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-anthropic-class-action/ #editorialcompetencytool #copyrightregistration #classactiondeadline #Anthropiclawsuit #indieauthors #piratedbooks #Podcast
News Podcast: Anthropic Class Action Deadline Nears; New Competency Tool for Editors

News Podcast: Class action deadline approaches for authors, plus details on a new competency tool for editors.

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Jul 26, 2025
News Summary: Judge Clears Path for Class Action in Anthropic AI Copyright Case https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-ai/ #copyrightinfringement #LibraryGenesis #piratedbooks #AnthropicAI #classaction #JudgeAlsup #News
News Summary: Judge Clears Path for Class Action in Anthropic AI Copyright Case

Judge allows authors to pursue a class action against Anthropic AI over pirated books, with key limits on eligibility and scope.

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsJul 3, 2025

News Summary: Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling on AI Training, but Faces Billions over Pirated Library

The big news this week is that there has been a ruling in one of the major AI copyright cases, and the tech industry at this stage seems to have the most to cheer. But while there are implications for other claims, this is not a once-and-done case by any…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-wins/

#AIcopyrightruling #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #FairUse #piratedbooks
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News Summary: Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling on AI Training, but Faces Billions over Pirated Library

Court rules that Anthropic’s AI training on copyrighted books qualifies as fair use, but using pirated content may cost billions in damages.

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Jul 3, 2025
News Summary: Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling on AI Training, but Faces Billions over Pirated Library https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-wins/ #AIcopyrightruling #shadowlibraries #piratedbooks #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #FairUse #News
News Summary: Anthropic Wins Fair Use Ruling on AI Training, but Faces Billions over Pirated Library

Court rules that Anthropic’s AI training on copyrighted books qualifies as fair use, but using pirated content may cost billions in damages.

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SetSideBMay 24, 2025
8-Bit Show-And-Tell Finds Fake C64 Programming Books On Amazon
Amazon has, in some areas at least, become a slop-pile, full of entries for misleading and scammy products. It seems just about anyone can advertise on Amazon for any product, including endless products with fake machine-generated brands, and flash drives
https://setsideb.com/8-bit-show-and-tell-takes-down-fake-c64-programming-books/
#retro #8bitshowandtell #Amazon #c64 #PiratedBooks #retro #scams #THEC64Maxi #video #youtube
8-Bit Show-And-Tell Finds Fake C64 Programming Books On Amazon

Amazon has, in some areas at least, become a slop-pile, full of entries for misleading and scammy products. It seems just about anyone can advertise on Amazon f

Set Side B
The Yossi Schmidt ShowMar 31, 2025
META Accused Of Using Pirated Books To Train AI https://www.zerohedge.com/political/meta-accused-using-pirated-books-train-ai-authors-are-pissed via @ZeroHedge #Meta #PiratedBooks #AI #TheDigitalFreePress
META Accused Of Using Pirated Books To Train AI

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsMar 28, 2025

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

Meta faces backlash for using pirated books to train its AI model; Unbound enters administration, raising concerns for indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Mar 28, 2025
Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway https://selfpublishingadvice.org/meta-backlash-podcast-pirated-books/ #indiepublishingnews #LibGendatabase #Unboundclosure #authorrights #piratedbooks #Podcast #MetaAI
Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

Meta faces backlash for using pirated books to train its AI model; Unbound enters administration, raising concerns for indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center