Then there are publishers who ignore the contract you did sign. They are deceptive about sales, betting you don’t have the knowledge or money to force them to honor their own agreement. #AuthorRights

Author Shaun Rein's voice 'cloned with AI' to read book on 'deepfake' podcast An author who discovered “deepfake” YouTube videos of himself reading chapters of a book published in the UK by John Murray Business, part of Hachette UK, has suggested that video content is a “danger...

Writer Shaun Rein discovered a deepfake podcast using an AI-cloned version of his voice—reading chapters of his own book without consent.

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#AIinPublishing #CopyrightMatters #AuthorRights #Deepfake #BookBiz #PublishingIndustry #EthicalAI

What “Indie” Really Means Why Creative Sovereignty Matters

Indie should mean ownership, clarity, and creative sovereignty.
Not confusion.

Here’s what independent publishing really means and how authors can protect their future.

#IndieAuthors #Publishing #AuthorRights #WritingCommunity

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Authorial control is a major battleground. Many authors shared experiences of publishers demanding changes that compromised their work's integrity, forcing them to adapt to market buzz rather than their original concept. #AuthorRights 3/6

Amazon quietly rolled out an AI “Ask This Book” feature on Kindle, an in-book chatbot that analyzes copyrighted books without author or publisher consent, with no opt-out. www.theromancestudio.com/amazon-rolls... 📚⚠️ #PublishingNews #AIandBooks #AuthorRights

I have a problem with LLMs (also known by their brand name, AI).

Not because they grow by stealing our words and ideas, even though I've read enough tales to know that never ends well.

#Booksky #author #ai
#AuthorRights
#plagiarism
#writing
#writingcommunity
#creatives
#copyright

Does the Anthropic Settlement Give Authors the Upper Hand? When a relatively young AI company agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit, it’s not just another headline; it’s a turning point. Anthropic’s settlement with a group of authors is…

Authors are finally at the bargaining table with power. The Anthropic settlement sets the stage for new deals. Say goodbye to one-time payments. Hello to royalties and recurring fees for your IP! buff.ly/dxDfFg5
#AuthorRights #CreativeEconomy #FairPay

Check the list: Link above.
Claim deadline: March 26, 2026
Opt-out deadline: January 7, 2026
Authors deserve full control over their creative work.
#CopyrightMatters #AIethics #AuthorRights #AnthropicSettlement #PublishingNews #ProtectCreators
Thanks to The Society of Authors!

Your Book Deal - Seven Contract Terms That Matter Entertainment Law by Lee Rudnicki, Esq.

Your Book Deal - Seven Contract Terms That Matter 💫 scene7.substack.com/p/your-book-... #leerudnicki #losangeles #BookDeals #PublishingContracts #AuthorAgreements #EntertainmentLaw #BookPublishing #AuthorRights #PublishingLawyer #LiteraryContracts #PublishingBusiness

📚✍️ Authors: The Anthropic $1.5B settlement claims portal is LIVE!
🔎 Search the official database of 482k+ eligible works by title, author, or ISBN.
💰 If your book’s listed, file for payment.
👉 anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
#AnthropicSettlement #AuthorRights #PublishingNews

📚 Anthropic proposes $1.5 B to settle claims from 7 M authors — roughly $3,000 per book used without permission.

#AI #Copyright #TheInternetIsCrack #Anthropic #AuthorRights #podcast

Is $3,000 per book fair compensation? Authors debate if this settlement adequately covers copyright infringement and potential future losses from AI-generated content. Some find it acceptable, others question its scope. #AuthorRights 2/6

🚨📚 Major development in the literary world! Two authors are suing Apple, claiming their books were used without consent to train AI. Could this reshape author rights in the digital era? Share your thoughts! 🤔 #AIlawsuit #Copyright #AuthorRights LINK

Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action By Blake Brittain and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Anthropic told a San Francisco federal judge on Friday that it has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the artificial intelligence company of using their books to train its AI chatbot Claude without permission. Anthropic and the plaintiffs in a court filing asked U.S. District Judge William Alsup to approve the settlement, after announcing the agreement in August without disclosing the terms or amount. "If approved, this landmark settlement will be the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in history, larger than any other copyright class action settlement or any individual copyright case litigated to final judgment," the plaintiffs said in the filing. The proposed deal marks the first settlement in a string of lawsuits against tech companies including OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms over their use of copyrighted material to train generative AI systems. Anthropic as part of the settlement said it will destroy downloaded copies of books the authors accused it of pirating, and under the deal it could still face infringement claims related to material produced by the company’s AI models. In a statement, Anthropic said the company is "committed to developing safe AI systems that help people and organizations extend their capabilities, advance scientific discovery, and solve complex problems." The agreement does not include an admission of liability. Writers Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson filed the class action against Anthropic last year. They argued that the company, which is backed by Amazon and Alphabet, unlawfully used millions of pirated books to teach its AI assistant Claude to respond to human prompts. 3rd party Ad. Not an offer or recommendation by Investing.com. See disclosure here or remove ads. The writers’ allegations echoed dozens of other lawsuits brought by authors, news outlets, visual artists and others who say that tech companies stole their work to use in AI training. The companies have argued their systems make fair use of copyrighted material to create new, transformative content. Alsup ruled in June that Anthropic made fair use of the authors’ work to train Claude, but found that the company violated their rights by saving more than 7 million pirated books to a "central library" that would not necessarily be used for that purpose. The pivotal fair-use question is still being debated in other AI copyright cases. Another San Francisco judge hearing a similar ongoing lawsuit against Meta ruled shortly after Alsup’s decision that using copyrighted work without permission to train AI would be unlawful in "many circumstances." Get an up-to-the-minute summary from WarrenAI, our powerful AI financial researcher. It's just like ChatGPT for investors, but with access to 1,200+ premium metrics spanning 10 years of data to instantly screen fundamentals, summarize breaking news, and reveal what Wall Street analysts are really saying about MSFT. Ask questions in your own language and get insider answers in seconds. Think of it as your experienced investment partner—always ready to help you think through every angle of MSFT.

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Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser

#ClassActionLawsuit #USA #AuthorRights #Copyright

Bartz v. Athropic

A class action lawsuit against the AI company Anthropic, for training their #AI model from #books pirated by #LibGen & #PiLiMi

Prosecutors are collecting information from individuals:
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Interests, Concerns and Knowledge Gaps around Open Licenses | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Scientists who publish their research in journals are typically eager for their work to be shared widely, and for that work to be reused to advance knowledge in their field or beyond. As part of this ...

Nice new survey from #AAAS on #OpenAccess awareness, an increasingly confusing area. As former #ResearchLibrarian, YES, guidance is appreciated in #Open, #Free, #Repositories vs #Publications, #PublicationFees, #AuthorRights, #NIH_Publication_Policy. #AskYourLibrarian. www.aaas.org/news/interes...

Johns Hopkins Press to License Books for AI Training, Sparking Author Backlash and Industry Debate

#AI #Copyright #Publishing #AuthorRights #AcademicPublishing

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Join us with entertainment lawyer Erin Rodgers and award winning author and lawyer Tiffany Obeng as they explain key insights on book contracts, author rights, and publishing deals.
Watch now: youtu.be/eRNZMTA8LPg
#BookContracts #PublishingLaw #AuthorRights

Confused and Ambivalent: Scholarly Authors and Creative Commons Licenses - The Scholarly Kitchen An AAAS survey reveals authors' concerns and confusion regarding open licensing of their work

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/15/c...

#CreativeCommons #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #AuthorRights #CopyrightInAcademia

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A new class action lawsuit claims Amazon’s Audible is monopolizing the audiobook market by penalizing creators who don’t go exclusive.

📖 Read the story here: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

#PublishingNews #Audiobooks #SelfPublishing #AuthorRights #IndieAuthorsUnite #BookishNews #booknews #authorlife

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes We’re living in a time when AI can steal a writer’s voice, forge an artist’s work, and clone a person’s face or voice—all with a few clicks. In this episode, I dig into the growing threat of AI-driven scams, from fake books published under real authors' names to deepfakes and phishing that targets everyone—not just your grandma. I share my own experience with AI theft, spotlight high-profile victims like Savannah Guthrie and Kara Swisher, and offer real-world tips for spotting digital deception. The bots are getting smarter, but so can we.

📣 New Podcast! "Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes" on @Spreaker #ai #aiaccountability #aiandpublishing #aiscams #artificialintelligence #authorrights #booktheft #copyrightmatters #creativeworkmatters #deepfakes #digitaldeception #fakebooks #fightthefakes #ftcwatch #karaswisher #onlinesafety

Authors Urge Publishers to Limit AI Use Hundreds of authors urge publishers to restrict AI in content creation, citing threats to intellectual property, job security,…

🚨LATEST: Hundreds of authors urge publishers to restrict AI in content creation, citing threats to intellectual property, job security,… #AI #AuthorRights #contentcreation

🚨 Big names. Bigger lawsuit. 🚨
Authors like Jia Tolentino, Kai Bird & Eloisa James are suing Microsoft for training its AI on pirated books. They're demanding up to $150K per title. 🔥📚
www.theromancestudio.com/authors-take...
#AIethics #Copyright #AuthorRights

Attacker Who Blinded Salman Rushdie Sentenced To 25 Years - IndiaWest Journal News Attacker Who Blinded Salman Rushdie Sentenced To 25 Years.

Attacker Who Blinded Salman Rushdie Sentenced To 25 Years

Full Story: indiawest.com/attacker-who...

#SalmanRushdie #HadiMatar #AttemptedMurder #ChautauquaAttack #FreedomOfSpeech #WriterSafety #JusticeServed #NYCNews #LegalVerdict #CourtSentencing #AuthorRights #GlobalNews

Your Book Deal - Seven Contract Terms That Matter ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ scene7.substack.com/p/your-book-... #leerudnicki #BookDeals #PublishingContracts #AuthorAgreements #EntertainmentLaw #BookPublishing #AuthorRights #PublishingLawyer #LiteraryContracts #PublishingBusiness

*After* she left WaPo, they used ChatGPT to write a piece in her style (but very different meaning), used her byline & published it without her consent or knowledge.

What recourse? Discussion in comments.

(p.s. ChatGPT won’t do this to George Wills, but does to her?)

#AuthorRights
#ZombieAuthor

Could the problem become any more blatant? Yes, but this is a good start. (Jeez Louise) #scriptsky #writingsky #writing #authorrights #copyright #AIcrooks

A.I. pirates! My copyrighted novels are being stolen by Meta to feed their A.I. machine to generate lazy, derivative works, as exposed by The Atlantic and their LibGen tool. This is happening to many writers. Support real authors! #authorrights #writingcommunity #booksky #artificialintelligence

Your rights are under threat from AI. It’s time to have your say! The Government recently launched a consultation on AI and copyright. Now is the time to have your say and make sure that legislators hear the concerns of creators.

ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collecting Society) UK guidance on #AI www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

#AI #UK #AuthorRights

@rickanderson.bsky.social raising the question of #authorrights and what it means: Can they choose something other than CCBY? (SR: He's alluding to the #rightsretention debate catalyzed by @coalitions-oa.bsky.social - Agree that NC-ND should be options) #openaccess #openscience