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A shared robots.txt token proposed at the IETF would let a site tell several AI companies at once not to train on its pages. Support arrives over the coming months and into 2027.
The nonprofit, which says it has over 3,500 members, argues that new AI-generated books that copy no protected expression are competition, not a harm copyright law recognizes.
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.
He told Die Zeit he would rather sue alongside other artists. Two German children's publishers are already taking OpenAI to court in Munich.
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.
WIRED reports that HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette staff are using LLMs for publicity copy, agent emails and marketing, often at executives' urging.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Catch up on the best indie author news and deep dives for the week ending September 6, 2026, including crucial updates on AI and copyright.
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest supporting OpenAI's fair use defense in the consolidated copyright case in New York. What the filing does and does not change.
AI is reshaping book discovery, from fake books under real names to fake reviews and new legitimate tools. Documented cases and responses.
Courts, the US Copyright Office, retailers and authors' groups have each answered part of the AI authorship question. The answers side by side.
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