News Summary: New AI-Generated Scams Target Authors with Fake Book Fair and Radio Invitations https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ai-generated-scams/ #copyrightinfringement #AI-generatedscams #VictoriaStrauss #Anna'sArchive #bookfairscams #authorscams #AAPlawsuit #Piracy #News
New AI-Generated Scams Target Authors

New AI-generated scams impersonate book fairs and radio shows to target authors. AAP wins case against Anna's Archive pirate site.

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Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK’s Proposed AI Copyright Exception

#VictoriaStrauss #WriterBeware #Copyright GAI #AI

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https://writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/turning-copyright-on-its-head-the-uks-proposed-ai-copyright-exception/

Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK's Proposed AI Copyright Exception - Writer Beware

The explosive development and spread of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with its potential for embedding itself in every aspect of our lives, poses a dizzying plethora of issues: environmental, social, existential, even apocalyptic. In this post, I’m going to be focusing on an issue of primary concern to those of us in the creative industries:Read More

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UK creators, you have till TOMORROW (Tuesday) to comment on this proposed upending of copyright law

"New #WriterBeware blog post: a look at the UK's proposed change to copyright to allow AI companies to train on creative works without permission, with writers' only remedy being to opt out--and why you should care, even if you're not a UK citizen "

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https://writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/turning-copyright-on-its-head-the-uks-proposed-ai-copyright-exception/

Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK's Proposed AI Copyright Exception - Writer Beware

The explosive development and spread of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with its potential for embedding itself in every aspect of our lives, poses a dizzying plethora of issues: environmental, social, existential, even apocalyptic. In this post, I’m going to be focusing on an issue of primary concern to those of us in the creative industries:Read More

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Victoria Strauss (@victoriastrauss.bsky.social)

Writer Beware has gotten a number of reports from authors targeted by this scam--in addition to some kind of pay-to-play operation, it may also be a version of the Facebook page-stealing scam https://authorsguild.org/news/member-alert-podcast-ploy-targeting-authors/

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Terrible publishing experiences

"My Cautionary Tale in Book Publishing"
By Vanessa Keel

https://bsky.app/profile/victoriastrauss.bsky.social/post/3lhm67d2tcs2u

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Victoria Strauss (@victoriastrauss.bsky.social)

The author who describes her terrible publisher experience doesn't name the pub, but I will (w/permission): Clear Fork Publishing, (imprints Spork, Blue Whale, &MG, and Rise). If you have a similar story to tell, pls contact me: [email protected] (in confidence) https://www.vanessakeel.com/blog/my-cautionary-tale-in-book-publishing

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"Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK’s Proposed AI Copyright Exception"

A look at the UK's proposed change to copyright to allow AI companies to train on creative works without permission, with writers' only remedy being to opt out--and why you should care, even if you're not a UK citizen

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/turning-copyright-on-its-head-the-uks-proposed-ai-copyright-exception/

@bookstodon #Writing #Authors #AI #Copyright #UK #WriterBeware #VictoriaStrauss @lgbtqbookstodon

Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK's Proposed AI Copyright Exception - Writer Beware

The explosive development and spread of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with its potential for embedding itself in every aspect of our lives, poses a dizzying plethora of issues: environmental, social, existential, even apocalyptic. In this post, I’m going to be focusing on an issue of primary concern to those of us in the creative industries:Read More

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The Impersonation List – By Victoria Strauss

(Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware) The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the …

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Contract, Payment Delays at the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction – Written By Victoria Strauss

With its first issue published in 1949, and publishing continuously since then, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF for short) is one of the oldest and most prestigious short fict…

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