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The US Copyright Office could drastically increase fees for photographers this fall – but a subscription option isn’t yet off the table

The cost for registering a US Copyright for a group of photos will increase from $55 to $85 if Congress does not change the propsed fees

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House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power

House lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at preventing future executive branch interference in some legislative branch agencies, a year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress. It would allow House and Senate leaders to appoint the heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing…

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Librarian should be chosen by Congress, House panel agrees

One year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress, support is growing for a bill that would prevent it from happening again. The heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office should be appointed not by the president but by a congressional commission, lawmakers…

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AI-generated images still can't be copyrighted as US Supreme Court declines to hear case

AI users will have to demonstrate sufficient human authorship if they want copyright protections for images generated from prompts.

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Commercial AI “goes beyond established fair use,” Copyright Office says – but the win for artists was quickly dashed with an “unprecedented power grab”

The Copyright Office proposed a way both artists and AI could thrive. Then, the drama began

Digital Camera World

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this

The Independent UK

‘Brazen power grab’: Trump fires Copyright Office head after AI report sparks suspicion

The timing and lack of explanation fuel suspicion of a political purge.

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Trump Administration Fires Top Copyright Official After Removing Library of Congress Head

This move comes shortly after President Donald Trump removed Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress, as part of an ongoing effort to remove government officials perceived as opposing his administration.

International Business Times

Can you copyright generative AI? The answer surprisingly originates with the camera, in a key US Copyright Office report

Score one for the humans – the US Copyright Office says prompt-based generative AI can't be copyrighted

Digital Camera World

Should AI models be allowed to use copyrighted material for training?

San Fransisco-based lawyer Cecilia Ziniti and National Law School of India University Associate Professor Arul George Scaria discuss AI models and the use of copyrighted material for training them in The Hindu Parley Podcast

The Hindu

How John Deere Hijacked Copyright Law To Keep You From Tinkering With Your Tractor

Hackers are helping tractor owners “jailbreak” their equipment in order to repair it.

Reason

What the New York Times' suing OpenAI means

OpenAI will almost certainly survive the lawsuit. But the Wild West days of generative AI are rapidly coming to an end.

Fortune

'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for immediate relief from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods

The Independent UK

AI and the issue of human-centricity in copyright law

Policymakers and courts in India also need to assume a more cautious approach against diluting the human-centricity in copyright law

The Hindu

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