I'm not sure how this could be actioned, but imagine that copyright and trademark law was reformed to recognise the editorial staff of academic journals as its owners. Not the publisher who distributes them.
That way the editorial staff have decision-making power over whether the articles published in their journal are open access, and what style. If the publisher was unhappy with their decisions, they could move to a different one.
One simple change to copyright law that would make a huge difference is making exclusive licenses unenforceable. Here's an example.
After decades of consolidation, an oligopoly of 3 corporations control licensing for the majority of the world's recorded music (Universal, Sony and Warner). If an artist wants their music distributed by one of them, they have to sign over 100% control of their music licensing rights.
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17 November 2025Dr Terri JankeOn 5 November 2025, the Australian Government introduced the Copyright Amendment Bill, including a new orphan works scheme designed to update copyright law for the digital age.Under this model, users will be able to rely on a limitation-of-remedies defence when using an orphan work, but only if they meet five strict threshold conditions. Importantly, the Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum also highlight that a higher standard will apply where Indigenous Cultural an
Like the Right to Repair, we have a Right to Archive. Copyright laws around the world must change, to make it clear that noncommercial archiving of born-digital, published artifacts is Fair Use/ Dealing, and exempt from all copyright claims.
The alternative is to let the powerful run their own versions of the Ministry of Truth, and stuff any digital artifact that's inconvenient to them down the memory hole.
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@[email protected] I mean, are you aware of this? https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_this_is_what_a_digital_coup_looks_like These people collectively control the archives of most of the world's discussions. As Orwell warned us in 1984; "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" Independent archiving of public discussions is an essential hedge against global totalitarianism. Orwelll again; "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - for ever." This is what's at stake.
No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office
https://www.wired.com/story/us-copyright-office-chaos-doge/
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In a win for fair use and public access to information, a US Federal judge in the Northern District of California has ruled in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (3:24-cv-05417) that training AI on copyrighted works is protected by fair use.
However, unfortunately, the judge also ruled the Defendant's downloading and storage of pirated books was unlawful.
Reporting: https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-training-ai-on-authors-books-is-legal-but-pirating-them-is-not/ (I think its behind CloudFlare but can't check right now. Is email walled)
#Copyright #AI #Law #BartzVAnthropic #CopyrightReform #Anthropic #FairUse
Gonna be blunt here… the fact AI has given large companies an incentive to want copyright/trademark/IP law reformed should probably be seen as a positive.
All those complaints about Disney and the RIAA, and Nintendo trying to take down fan projects and people losing millions to unfair court cases and legal demands… and now we may see that change.
By sheer greed and technological ‘luck’, we may see these companies tear each other to shreds.
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