Dave Hansen @DigLibCopyright
Executive Director, Authors Alliance. Often tweeting from @Auths_Alliance @[email protected] authorsalliance.org Chapel Hill, NC Joined November 2013-
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Yesterday evening Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit against a number of individuals involved in both her attempted removal and replacement, including Todd Blanche and Paul Perkins. Read our examination on Perlmutter's legal arguments here:…
The last few days have been quite dramatic for anyone paying attention to copyright law and policy. Here's our breakdown of the third and final Copyright Office report on copyright and AI, and the dismissal of the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter:…
Man: “Based on the revolutionary computanian law of probability this machine will tell us the precise location of the remaining golden tickets.” Machine: "I won't tell. That would be cheating." arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-…
Our office has two new full time job postings. The Licensing Specialist supports licensing review and processes for the Library’s electronic resources, and more. View more details and apply at careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPLOY… @UCBerkeleyLib
How we safeguard our digital history is the subject of Tuesday’s roundtable #booktalk, "VANISHING CULTURE: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record." 📅 Dec 3 🕙 10am PT / 1pm ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-va… #VanishingCulture @internetarchive #MemoryHole
From @dbamman (co-authored w/@rach_scholcomm) new paper today relying on #copyright exemption for decrypting DVDs to conduct #textdatamining. Using the exemption, authors built a collection of film to measure representation for gender and race/ethnicity pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
My new book, The Line: AI & the Future of Personhood, was published today by MIT Press. It is under a CC license so you can read it for free. scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewconten…
Exciting news! Read about our new collaboration with @SPARC_NA on legal pathways to open access for scholarly works: authorsalliance.substack.com/p/authors-alli…
NATHAN SCHNEIDER's book GOVERNABLE SPACES argues the internet fosters "implicit feudalism" towards autocratic norms. Join our upcoming #booktalk to learn how it could spark a democratic renaissance instead. 📅 Aug 22 ⏰ 10am PT/1pm ET 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-go… #Tech #Democracy
Maybe my perspective is skewed by reading law review articles with (no exaggeration) 600 footnotes, but I’d much rather have all the references. If you don’t want to read them, it’s easy to skip over. It’s not like there’s a shortage of available PDF space.
Maybe my perspective is skewed by reading law review articles with (no exaggeration) 600 footnotes, but I’d much rather have all the references. If you don’t want to read them, it’s easy to skip over. It’s not like there’s a shortage of available PDF space.
We're living through one of those moments when millions of people become suddenly and overwhelmingly interested in fair use, one of the subtlest and worst-understood aspects of copyright law. It's not a subject you can master by skimming a Wikipedia article! 1/
The #AIAct requires GPAI model developers to implement policies to comply with opt-outs under EU © law. This policy brief explores strategies and standards for making opt-outs effective & scalable so that they work for rightholders & model developers 🤖✍️ openfuture.eu/publication/co…
You still have time to register for today's book talk with @auths_alliance at 10am PT / 1pm ET for "The Secret Life of Data" 👇 eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-th…
Happening today at 11! If you can’t make it in person there is an online option as well
Happening today at 11! If you can’t make it in person there is an online option as well
Excited to get my copy of “The Baby Book of Copyright” by @CopyrightLady !
For anyone in Atlanta who is interested in AI, copyright and computational analysis -- check out this awesome event hosted by @EmoryLibsOA @EmoryLibrary featuring @matthewsag and @lisamacklin Free and open to the public on April 10 at 11am! libraries.emory.edu/events-exhibit…
My favorite spot on campus in the spring, Coker Arboretum @UNC
Worth reading this super helpful analysis of the new TN right of publicity bill (seems likely to become law in July), especially @profrothman's commentary on the parts of the bill that address AI-related concerns
Worth reading this super helpful analysis of the new TN right of publicity bill (seems likely to become law in July), especially @profrothman's commentary on the parts of the bill that address AI-related concerns

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