September 06, 2025 Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to book authors to settle AI copyright suit BY Sarah Bregel Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has agreed to pay a record-setting $1.5 billion to a group of book authors and publishers in order to settle a class action lawsuit. The payout is thought to be the largest in … Continue reading Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to book authors to settle AI copyright suit
By Brittany Loggins September 22, 2023 While you may think of ChatGPT as an incredibly capable AI bot, some authors are arguing that its capabilities have been built on their lives’ work. Along with the Authors Guild, more than one dozen authors filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, on Tuesday, September 19. … Continue reading 3 things to know about why authors are suing OpenAI
Amazon’s updated e-book return policy looks like a big win for authors The company will soon block automatic returns on e-books that are more than 10 percent read. S. Rutherford @samrutherford Zhang Peng via Getty Images Anyone who has been taking advantage of Amazon’s liberal return policy regarding e-books could soon be in for … Continue reading Amazon’s updated e-book return policy looks like a big win for authors
Authors Guild And Others Blast Internet Archive’s Lending Library by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, August 19, 2022 The nonprofit Internet Archive is comparable to the original Napster, and a digital book lending program run by the nonprofit is similar to “the most flagrantly illegal pirate websites.” At least that’s what the Authors Guild, National … Continue reading Authors Guild And Others Blast Internet Archive’s Lending Library
James Mathewson — February 24, 2017 — February 24, 2017 In my last article, Stop doing short-term campaigns, I said that cognitive effort was the “lever of relevance.” Several people have asked me what this means. Because it is fundamental to my work, I thought I would write a whole blog post about it. First, … Continue reading 5 Levers of Relevance for Digital Authors
Jessica Thiefels — December 20, 2016 — December 20, 2016 It’s no question. You need great content. Your readers want it, Google demands it, but are you producing enough of it? That’s where guest posting comes in. There are many experts who want to write and you’re missing out on an opportunity to get great … Continue reading Why You Should Accept Guest Authors And How to Manage Them
