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An Updated NIH and Publisher Guidance: What Authors Need to Know about NIH’s Public Access Policy
Published: July 18, 2025 11:30
In June, we published an FAQ for authors and librarians to give some guidance on how they might respond to NIH’s accelerated implementation of its public access plan, which requires immediate availability of sponsored research articles upon publication.…
NO FAKES 2025: Another Bill Sacrificing Authors’ Free Expression for Industry Control
Published: July 10, 2025 18:36
NO FAKES 2025 does not care about actual deception, impersonation, and harm to the average person; instead, it focuses on enabling political censorship and monetization of celebrity likeness.
NIH Public Access Policy: Implementation and Feedback
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2025/07/01/nih-public-access-policy-implementation-and-feedback/
Published: July 1, 2025 14:38
The NIH Public Access Policy is in effect as of July 1, 2025. In response, Authors Alliance and SPARC have created a form to collect information about challenges or questions faced by authors, librarians and their institutions in complying with the roll…
The Author-Library Alliance: Supporting Fair eBook Legislation Together
Published: June 30, 2025 12:03
In May 2025, Connecticut’s legislature passed landmark legislation to address restrictive ebook licensing practices that limit libraries’ ability to serve the public. It aims to ensure ebook licenses align more closely with libraries’ core public interest…
Meta Wins on Fair Use for Now, but Court Leaves Door Open for “Market Dilution”
Published: June 26, 2025 11:54
“Market dilution” suggests that “using copyrighted books to train an LLM might harm the market for those works because it enables the rapid generation of countless works that compete with the originals, even if those works aren’t themselves infringing.”
Anthropic wins on fair use for training its LLMs; loses on building a “central library” of pirated books
Published: June 24, 2025 16:24
Yesterday, Judge Alsup released his decision on Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment in the fast-moving lawsuit it is defending, brought […]
Bonds, Beats, and Lawsuits: How Ed Sheeran Won
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/23/bonds-beats-and-lawsuits-how-ed-sheeran-won/
Published: June 23, 2025 12:32
Structured Asset doesn’t make music nor aim to enrich our cultural life; instead, it uses copyright enforcement as a weapon against artists like Ed Sheeran, and turns a system meant to protect creativity into a mere vehicle for chasing profit.
What Happens if the AI Copyright Class Actions Settle?
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/20/what-happens-if-the-ai-copyright-class-actions-settle/
Published: June 20, 2025 13:31
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…
Bartz v. Anthropic: Class Certification at Issue for Book Authors in AI Copyright Litigation
Published: June 18, 2025 18:14
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…
Authors Alliance at ALA 2025
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/12/authors-alliance-at-ala-2025/
Published: June 12, 2025 13:22
We’re excited to announce that Authors Alliance will be at ALA this year in Philadelphia. Stop by our table to […]
Fair Use Isn’t Optional: Judges Can Help Reclaim It for Creators
Published: June 10, 2025 12:52
Fair use is more than an "affirmative defense" that a party in default waives. This post goes into details about the procedural aspect of the fair use defense.