Anthropic Wins on Fair Use for Training its LLMs; Loses on Building a “Central Library” of Pirated Books
Yesterday, Judge Alsup released his decision on Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment in the fast-moving lawsuit it is defending, brought […]
What Happens if the AI Copyright Class Actions Settle?
As the high‑profile copyright lawsuits against AI companies proceed, the courtroom drama captures headlines. But I’ve long thought that settlement may be the real outcome to watch.
We may already be entering “settlement watch” territory in one of the fastest-moving AI cases, Bartz v. Anthropic.
Bartz v. Anthropic: Class Certification at Issue for Book Authors in AI Copyright Litigation
Back in October, I asked a simple but unresolved question: “Who represents you in the AI copyright suits?” Now, eight months later, we’re getting closer to an answer—at least for some authors. In Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the fastest-moving lawsuits over the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI systems, the plaintiffs have asked the court to certify a class of authors whose books were allegedly copied without permission.
The NIH Public Access Policy: Q&A for Authors
We’ve received many questions from authors, librarians, and research administrators about the NIH decision to accelerate implementation of its public
Perlmutter v. Blanche – Register of Copyrights Sues Trump Over His Attempt to Remove Her
[Update On September 10, the D.C. Circuit granted Perlmutter’s request for an injunction pending appeal, reinstating her as Register of
The Copyright Office Report about Fair Use in AI & the Dismissal of the Register of Copyrights: A Drama in Three Parts
The last few days have been quite dramatic for anyone paying attention to copyright law and policy. The Generative AI
Carla Hayden removed as Librarian of Congress and what this could mean for authors
Last night a number of news outlets reported that President Trump had fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. This
AI Licensing, Open Access and Scholarly Publishing: An Interview with Charles Watkinson, Director of the University of Michigan Press
Below is an interview with Charles Watkinson, Director of the University of Michigan Press and Associate University Librarian for Publishing
Government-Operated Platforms and the First Amendment in Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
This is a post authored by Maria Crusey, an intern with Authors Alliance and a third-year law student at Washington
AI Licensing: An Interview with Ben Denne of Cambridge University Press
We’ve heard from lots of authors with questions about AI licensing of their works by their publishers. Cambridge University Press