Artist Sues Copyright Office Over its Refusal to Register His AI-Enhanced Photo

He added Van Gogh as a kind of filter.

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Anthropic Settlement Clears Fairness Hearing

Anthropic settlement clears fairness hearing with 93% of eligible titles claimed. $3,000 per title payout expected pending final ruling.

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US Copyright Office Wants to Increase Cost to Register Photos by 55%

The US Copyright Office has proposed a substantial increase to the cost to register photos, citing rising costs and inflation.

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U.S. Copyright Office wants to raise its fees. You may submit feedback via written comments by May 4, 2026.
Click on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (at right on linked page) to download pdf with information about the fees and instructions for commenting.
https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/feestudy2026/
#Copyright #WritingCommunity #USCopyrightOffice #AuthorBusiness
Copyright Office Fee Study—2026 | U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Office Fee Study 2026

The Copyright Claims Board recently ruled on a case involving two hobo snails. It's a silly case that features a lot of bad feelings and tough questions.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/03/10/copyright-and-the-case-of-the-hobo-snails/

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Copyright and the Case of the Hobo Snails

The Copyright Claims Board recently ruled on a case involving two hobo snails. It’s a silly case that features a lot of bad feelings and tough questions.

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> Attribution please

"... the outputs of generative AI can be protected by copyright only where a human author has determined sufficient expressive elements. This can include situations where a human-authored work is perceptible in an AI output, or a human makes creative arrangements or modifications of the output, but not the mere provision of prompts."

#USCopyrightOffice, Jan 2025

https://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2025/1060.html

#MOLE #AI #copyright

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NewsNet Issue 1060 | U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Office Releases Part 2 of Artificial Intelligence Report

News Summary: Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement Covering 482,000 Books

As promised, here is an update on yesterday’s hearing in the Anthropic case. This is very much breaking and emerging news.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/news-anthropic-settlement/

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News Summary: Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement Covering 482,000 Books

A judge has approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement, with 482,000 registered titles eligible for $3,000 each and a database forthcoming.

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News Summary: Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement Covering 482,000 Books

A judge has approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement, with 482,000 registered titles eligible for $3,000 each and a database forthcoming.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center