#Penmanship #Authors #Writing #Legal #FediLaw #AI

👉Important for all authors, esp. if #US-based: how to protect your copyright against #AI firms👈

"*Class Action Lawsuits Cover All Writers Whose Books Were Used *

Legal action is already underway against #Meta, #OpenAI, #Microsoft, #Anthropic, and other AI companies for using pirated books.
You don’t need to be a named plaintiff to benefit or receive damages if you qualify as part of the class;... "

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Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know  - The Authors Guild

 Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the one that journalist Alex […]

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