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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

Jonathan Bailey Mar 10

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/

#Copyright #Art #USCopyrightOffice #CCB

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.

Plagiarism Today

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Strypey Nov 12

@gwilymgj
> 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

@pluralistic

NewsNet Issue 1060 | U.S. Copyright Office

IndieAuthors.Social News Sep 27, 2025

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/

#Anthropicsettlement #classactionlawsuit #rightsholders #USCopyrightOffice

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

ALLi Blog (unofficial)Sep 27, 2025

News Summary: Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement Covering 482,000 Books https://selfpublishingadvice.org/news-anthropic-settlement/ #Anthropicsettlement #classactionlawsuit #USCopyrightOffice #rightsholders #News

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

Jonathan Bailey Sep 11, 2025

Appeals Court reinstates Register of Copyrights, pirate site shut down in Moldova and Canadian publishers clash with OpenAI.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/09/11/3-count-reinstatement/

#Copyright #USCopyrightOffice #RegisterOfCopyrights #AI

3 Count: Reinstatement

Appeals Court reinstates Register of Copyrights, pirate site shut down in Moldova and Canadian publisher clash with OpenAI.

Plagiarism Today

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Sep 10, 2025

A federal appeals court has reinstated #ShiraPerlmutter as #USCopyrightOffice director after ruling Trump likely had NO authority to fire her. The decision protects #CongressionalIndependence and blocks #PresidentialOverreach tied to her #AIcopyrightreport. youtu.be/XtGncom4PD4?...

Trump BLOCKED Again as CONGRES...

Trump BLOCKED Again as CONGRESS Takeover FAILS

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Sep 9, 2025

News Summary: Judge Rejects $3000 Per Title Settlement Figure in Anthropic Case https://selfpublishingadvice.org/anthropic-copyright-settlement/ #copyrightinfringement #Anthropicsettlement #USCopyrightOffice #AuthorsGuild #000perbook #FairUse #News #$3

News Summary: Judge Rejects $3000 Per Title Settlement Figure in Anthropic Case

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement offers $3,000 per registered book but leaves many authors without compensation.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Jul 6, 2025

Ars Technica: In a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no leader. “In May, Copyright Register Shira Perlmutter was abruptly fired by email by the White House’s deputy director of personnel. Perlmutter is now suing the Trump administration, alleging that her firing was invalid; the government maintains that the executive branch has the authority to dismiss her. As the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/06/ars-technica-in-a-wild-time-for-copyright-law-the-us-copyright-office-has-no-leader/

Ars Technica: In a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no leader | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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dissent.digital Jul 2, 2025

Trump removes Copyright Office director, following earlier Librarian of Congress firing, raising questions on federal appointments. #USCopyrightOffice #Government #Meta

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-director-of-u-s-copyright-office-shira-perlmutter-sources/

Trump fires director of U.S. Copyright Office, sources say

Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was appointed to the post by now former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who herself was fired by President Trump earlier this week.

CBS News