Introducing the copyright policies.
Japan Copyright Office on AI and Copyright | Copyright Agency
The Japan Copyright Office, part of the Japanese Government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, has published ‘General Understanding on AI and Copyright in Japan: Overview’ (May 2024).
The Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World – Question Copyright
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Nightshade: Protecting Copyright
Seeking Comment: Copyright Notice Recommendation
first stab at a pragmatic best-practice guide
Inside the Copyright Office’s Report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability | Copyright
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its Report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. The Report addresses the legal and policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, as outlined in the Office’s August 2023 notice of inquiry (NOI). Part 2: Copyrightability addresses the copyrightability of outputs created using generative …
Music Publishers Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Infringement
Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord, and ABKCO claim that the large language model Claud was trained on copyrighted works
Crooner in Rights Spat
Why have copyright protections grown and grown? Louis Menand on what the intellectual-property battles really mean.
What To Do If Prosecuted For Sharing Culture: STFU
Every now and then, somebody is prosecuted for sharing culture in violation of the copyright monopoly. Here's what you should know if you're worried...
Exporting copyright: Inside the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership
Meet "ACTA plus," and the people trying to stop it.
Head of copyright committee wants to deny EU creators the right to share - Creative Commons
Over the last few years the European Union has been working on revising its rules on copyright. But the latest proposal from the head of the copyright committee would deny creators the right to refuse remuneration — the right to share a work without getting paid — which could undermine the use of CC licenses…
Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying
Meta is accused of ripping copyrighted works from piracy websites.
Licensing terms for data in the Atmosphere
I’d like to raise a fun and interesting topic, and that’s intellectual property and content licensing. The data that flies around the Atmosphere is all visible and public. We’re at a stage within the Atmosphere where services are beginning to grow, and we’re beginning to see lexicons and data that express creative works that extend in length beyond microblogging. I think that the Standard.site lexicons are a great example. But these creations lead to further questions. Who has permission to...
Machine as Author: Perspectives on AI-Created Works and Copyright
Generative AI's role in creating content challenges traditional copyright frameworks, requiring a redefinition of authorship and protection criteria across different jurisdictions, as seen in the varying approaches of the U.S., EU, and China.
Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators
People building the future of the social web—interoperable and decentralized—need to protect themselves against copyright liability. This post gives an overview of the steps to take. It’s meant for
Collectief Eigendom
Cultural practices of collective ownership over natural resources have been around for quite some time. Do these ways of working have a digital counterpart? It may seem simple at first. To translate cultural practices of collective ownership into the digital realm, just use a Creative Commons license to allow others to make use of your work, share further modifications, and contribute to the wealth of the digital commons. That’s it. Some stories are just too good to be true.