The Public Interest Corpus Update – Boston Edition
On March 3, librarians, authors, publishers, and technologists gathered at Northeastern University Library in Boston to contribute to a startup […]
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
Authors Alliance Comment on US AI Action Plan
Today, we submitted a response to a Request for Information from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The
Updates on AI Copyright Law and Policy: Section 1202 of the DMCA, Doe v. Github, and the UK Copyright and AI Consultation
Authors Alliance has been closely monitoring the impact of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Section 1202, and we have been watching the development in UK copyright law closely. Here are some updates.
Fair Use, Censorship, and Struggle for Control of Facts
Imagine this: a high-profile aerospace and media billionaire threatens to sue you for writing an unauthorized and unflattering biography. In
The Public Interest Corpus: An Update and Opportunities for Co-Development
In December 2024 we announced a new project to develop a public interest AI training corpus focused on books. Over
Restricting Innovation: How Publisher Contracts Undermine Scholarly AI Research
This post is by Rachael Samberg, Director, Scholarly Communication & Information Policy, UC Berkeley Library and Dave Hansen, Executive Director,
The DMCA 1201 Rulemaking: Summary, Key Takeaways, and Other Items of Interest
Last month, we blogged about the key takeaways from the 2024 TDM exemptions recently put in place by the Librarian
Text Data Mining Research DMCA Exemption Renewed and Expanded
Earlier today, the Library of Congress, following recommendations from the U.S. Copyright Office, released its final rule adopting exemptions to
Authors Alliance Submits Long-Form Comment to Copyright Office in Support of Petition to Expand Existing Text and Data Mining Exemption
Last month, Authors Alliance submitted detailed comments in response to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in support of