European Writers and Translators Refuse to Sign the EU's AI Transparency Code
The European Writers' Council and CEATL say the EU's final code on labelling AI-generated content is full of loopholes for books, and neither group will co-sign it.
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Gruffalo Illustrator Axel Scheffler Weighs Legal Action Over ChatGPT Look-Alikes
He told Die Zeit he would rather sue alongside other artists. Two German children's publishers are already taking OpenAI to court in Munich.
Author Kevin Kelly Files Brief Backing OpenAI's Fair Use Defense in Authors' Case
The Wired co-founder and bestselling author says training AI on books is fair use, and cites an indie novelist who used AI for research and continuity.
Big Five Staff Tell WIRED AI Is Quietly Writing Publicity Copy and Agent Emails
WIRED reports that HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette staff are using LLMs for publicity copy, agent emails and marketing, often at executives' urging.
Judge Bars Authors From Relying on AI 'Dilution' Study in OpenAI Copyright Case
Judge Sidney H. Stein granted, without opposition, OpenAI and Microsoft's motion to bar class plaintiffs from relying on a paper about AI diluting the book market.
Anthropic Tells Australia's AI Inquiry That Licensing Everything It Trains On Is 'Technically Impossible'
At an Australian parliamentary AI hearing, Anthropic said current copyright law makes local model training impossible. Creative groups said the law should stay as it is.
ASA Calls on Australia to Address AI Theft of Authors' Work
The Australian Society of Authors asked two parliamentary inquiries to make AI companies license copyright work in Australia, or let rightsholders sue here no matter where a model was trained.
Hugh Howey Releases NEO, a Free Open-Source Writing App for Novelists
The Wool author has released NEO, a free, MIT-licensed word processor for Mac, Windows and Linux that opens on a bookshelf, saves plain local files and exports KDP-ready EPUBs.
Authors' Lawyers Say Unsealed Records Show OpenAI Downloaded Millions of Books From LibGen
A summary-judgment brief filed September 17 alleges OpenAI torrented LibGen's full book collection in 2019. What the filing says, what is still disputed, and what authors can check.
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