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Research, AI and Rights with OCEAN

This is the second of five webinars in our Fall Discussion Series in collaboration with OCEAN. Join us for a discussion of the impacts of the ever-changing AI legal landscape on the work of researchers and the institutions that support them. Rachael Samberg will walk us through how the latest litigation affects research activities, such as text data mining, how researchers can utilize fair use to address these issues, and other considerations, such as research integrity and liability, and privacy considerations.

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AI, Authorship, and the Public Interest Grant Recipients

We’re delighted to announce the five recipients of our AI, Authorship, and the Public Interest grant awards. Chosen from a competitive pool of over 160 proposals, these grantees stood out for their thoughtful, innovative projects that align closely with our research priorities and our mission to serve the public interest.

Authors Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Thomson Reuters v. Ross

Yesterday Authors Alliance filed an amicus brief in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, the long-running lawsuit between Thomson Reuters, owner of Westlaw (a legal research platform) and ROSS Intelligence, an AI-powered start up legal research platform. 

AI Copyright 101 with OCEAN

This fall semester, OCEAN and Authors Alliance will be co-hosting a full Discussion Series on AI and its implications for authors, artists, scholars, researchers and professionals working in libraries, archives and museums.  We’re kicking off our fall programming with an introduction to the latest AI legal issues. This conversation is especially important as the law in this area rapidly evolves, with new legislative and regulatory approaches emerging that could significantly reshape how your organization navigates AI.

Bartz v. Anthropic: A Preliminary Look at What LibGen Books May Be Included in the Class Action

As readers are likely aware, the Bartz v. Anthropic AI lawsuit had a couple of major developments recently. Though the lawsuit was initially brought to address the legality of using copyrighted materials for training AI, the suit has now shifted its focus to Anthropic’s storage—without training use—of copies of books downloaded from LibGen and PiLiMi, two sites that share pirated copies of books and other materials.

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