But if we are gonna play this game, where’s the credit to the Pixies??? www.instagram.com/stories/anne...

Temu alleges that Shein sends hundreds of fraudulent DMCA takedown notices against it, including for photos to which it doesn't have rights. In this opinion, the court allows Temu's DMCA misrepresentation claims to proceed. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

So that's [checks calendar] *before* my flight to France next Tuesday. Cool cool, cool cool cool. Totally fine.

Join me and make a gift to WTJU 91.1 FM! www.givecampus.com/s/pl29xj The Jazz Marathon is almost over - gotta get that jazz cat t-shirt!

Low key the real copyright scandal this week is that Taylor Swift had to make George Michael a co-author of her song “father figure” just because it’s called “father figure.” No music or lyrics are copied from the song, just the phrase, I’ll be your father figure! Wild.

This #fairusefriday, we've tried to debunk some of the most common and most misguided myths about AI and fair use. We'd feel bad about picking on all these weak-sauce arguments if they weren't so common!

Yeah, there's a new T. Swift album, but I just got a minty clean first pressing of Katy Lied, so Taylor's gonna have to get in line behind the Dan. #dadthoughts #Idratherbelisteningtosteelydan

What are free speech and consumer advocates, librarians, archivists, startups, and copyright law experts saying about link tax legislation such as the JCPA? Our new blog post shares a roundup of reasons why our members opposed the previously introduced JCPA: www.recreatecoalition.org/what-people-...

In a new blog post @eff.org explores how fair use protects everyone (yes, even a major studio like Disney) and its essential role in protecting transformative uses like parody. Learn more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

TODAY - Stripped for Parts will begin streaming on @pbs.org through Dec. 31. As local news is on the decline, this film looks at the heart of the issue - hedge funds (not copyright). Check out the trailer: vimeo.com/923029964?fl...

As the new film Stripped for Parts shows, the real crisis in local news is predation by extractive hedge funds who consolidate and downsize until their papers can barely operate. We updated our map showing who owns local news—and who profits from misguided bills like the JCPA.

We had another incredible night recognizing the 2025 IP3 and President's Awards recipients. Thank you to our honorees for your work in the public interest and thank you to all who attended and made this event so special. Let's do it again next year!

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Important day in the fair use + AI docket today for the Thomson v Ross case. Proud of our members briefs highlighting multiple angles on the case, from competition to access to law. Our statement:

I'm proud of this one, y'all. Check it out. As a kid whose well-worn set of World Book Encyclopedias saved him many a trip to the library (sorry!!), I'm shocked by the chutzpah of an encyclopedia company getting all high and mighty about tools that digest and re-present information.

#FairUseFriday Do you enjoy shows like Saturday Night Live or movies like the Scary Movie series? These are both classic examples of fair use! Fair use allows for the use of copyrighted material for a transformative purpose. Learn more about fair use below:

The Bartz v. Anthropic settlement and other AI licensing arrangements aren't legal precedents—they're just (eye-popping) deals between (deep-pocketed) private parties. It would be a gross injustice if these kinds of deals were required for everyone who does AI development.

Read the full statement: www.recreatecoalition.org/press_releas...

#ICYMI Executive director @bb.usefairuse.com released the following statement in response to the previously announced Bartz v. Anthropic settlement

BREAKING: Judge Alsup has approved the settlemenytin Bartz v @AnthropicAI.com... Details to follow...

Find the context and check the facts on today's topics: Search nearly 1 mil U.S. federal documents incl Congressional Reports, historical data from EPA, and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearings #digitallibraries #trusty babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=lis...

Check yr inbox for the latest ReCreate ReCap! And if you don’t subscribe, now’s the time! Join us as we revisit the Encyclopedia Britannica kid and his quest to avoid consulting primary sources: youtu.be/lMpgcz6s-eI?...

Learn more from @bb.usefairuse.com about how the bill would serve as a tool for widespread censorship, allow content trolls to request the take down of legitimate content and threaten American's free speech rights. www.recreatecoalition.org/press_releas...

Shout out to @KevinTFrazier.bsky.social for excellent answers to copyright questions posed to him in yesterday's House Judiciary Cmtee hearing on AI and state law preemption. First came this exchange with Rep. Cline on the purpose of copyright: www.youtube.com/live/9hLn4q...

Yeah, it's not the licenses; it's the mergers. It's like a double-whammy of bad policy: "We'll censor our shows if you let us grow our media oligopoly." Not great, y'all.

Sampling in music is a fascinating case study in fair use law and politics. The news isn't always good (ask Biz Markie or Public Enemy), but a few years back Drake won a case that shows fair use is still available to defend transformative sampling. #fairusefriday

Yesterday's excellent @publicknowledge blog post on "piracy" vs. AI training tees up another important semantic point so simple it should go without saying, and yet here we are, so: "Theft" is another high-octane word in these debates whose use really can't be defended.

This bit from a conversation I'm having with @scottbot.bsky.social may surprise you if you believe what you read from many content industry folks about AI, so I'm calling it out here. Check the thread for my argument!

Must-read new post from @publicknowledge on a distinction that every hustler trying to get paid for AI training is trying to erase: the difference between fair use and piracy. publicknowledge.org/piracy-vs-f...

Piracy or fair use? When it comes to the ongoing debate on generative AI training, understanding the difference is essential. Read more in the latest from @publicknowledge.bsky.social Senior Policy Advocate Patrick Gallaher: publicknowledge.org/piracy-vs-fa...

I'm glad the Internet Archive seems to have avoided being sued out of existence by the big record labels who feared unfair competition from [checks notes] unmastered digital transfers of century-old 78 RPM records. Let's be clear about what this really was: IA was an example.

“[CDT's George Slover] has his own term for the practice of using personal information to construct prices for individuals: ‘bespoke pricing.’ He said it poses a fundamental threat to consumer welfare and free market principles.”

Yeah so if you’re wondering how things are going in nonprofit land, some of the biggest foundations are now being labeled as terrorist sympathizers. Civil society is facing an existential risk.

Passionate about tech policy advocacy? Join us on Sep. 30 for a night to remember – the Annual IP3 Awards! We are celebrating the visionaries who exemplify progress in Intellectual Property, Information Policy, and Internet Protocol. Get your tickets here: publicknowledge.org/IP3Awards

I love this article where the man disproportionately responsible for streaming enshittification laments the "terrible consumer experience" he built, then proposes that the solution is more of the same kind of terrible mergers that turned everything to shit (the journalist mentions none of this)

ICYMI: Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com shares how the recent Bartz v. Anthropic settlement and Rick Beato’s impossible uphill fight against Universal Music Group highlight the need for a balanced copyright system that protects creators, rightsholders & fair use:

Time to break out the chart

Not all heroes wear capes.

I know it's not exactly breaking news that some "free speech" warriors are total hypocrites, but I still feel it's important to call it out when it happens.

#FairUseFriday While we are still one year out from the midterms, campaigns are starting to gather and create content they can use to boost their messaging.

This is an absolute must-read on the misguided NO FAKES bill, from @ccianet Chief Economist Trevor Wagener, because it puts real numbers on the unfunded censorship mandates in the bill. Millions in compliance costs will crush startups and small players. ccianet.org/articles/th...

It's wild, delicious, and utterly predictable for the original compilers of unprotected facts to bring a lawsuit against the next generation. Encyclopedias were "stealing" facts and ideas from other people's books back when we still called it "research."

TOMORROW. Student-led action (25+ student groups)! Organizers ask community members to SHOW UP in solidarity + bringing signs if possible.

Re:Create member @eff.org's new one-pager shares why "NO FAKES is no good for internet creators." Check it out: www.eff.org/document/no-...

I have an op-ed out today in @resprofnews.bsky.social introducing my new book on the commercialisation of open access publishing.

Do these guys ever get whiplash from bragging about setting new revenue records year after year thanks to new technology and then also saying they are under seige and on the verge of collapse thanks to new technology? www.riaa.com/growth-in-p...

In case my sarcasm didn't come through yesterday, I think this RSL stuff is dangerous. You don't get to write your own copyright laws by putting a text file on your website. As @mmasnick.bsky.social eloquently explains, this is how the open internet dies. www.techdirt.com/2025/09/08/w...