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Author Rights

6 articles tagged with “Author Rights”

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Grammarly Sued Over AI Tool That Impersonated Authors Without Consent

Investigative journalist Julia Angwin has filed a class action lawsuit against Superhuman (Grammarly's parent company) alleging that the 'Expert Review' tool generated editing suggestions attributed to real authors and academics without their consent, representing a landmark case in AI rights.

March 16, 2026Wired

AI Authors Copyright

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AI & Publishing

Grammarly Sued for AI Tool That Impersonated Authors Without Consent

Journalist Julia Angwin has filed a class action lawsuit against Superhuman (Grammarly's parent company) alleging that the 'Expert Review' tool edited users' writing in the style of notable authors without consent, raising critical questions about AI training and author rights.

March 16, 2026The Bookseller

AI Authors Copyright

Industry Standards

Race on to Establish Globally Recognised 'AI-Free' Logo

At least eight different initiatives are racing to establish a universally recognised 'AI-free' logo as declarations like 'Proudly Human', 'Human-made', and 'No A.I' proliferate across films, marketing, books, and websites in response to growing backlash against AI automation.

March 16, 2026BBC News

AI-free Certification Standards

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AI & Publishing

The Guardian Investigates a New Wave of AI-Supercharged Publishing Scams Targeting Authors

A Guardian investigation published today profiles the surge in AI-powered publishing fraud targeting self-published authors — scams that mimic the emotional manipulation of romance hoaxes, substituting the promise of love for the dream of literary recognition.

March 12, 2026The Guardian

AI Publishing Scams Self-Publishing

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AI & Publishing

10,000 Authors Publish 'Empty' Book Protesting AI Theft at London Book Fair

More than 10,000 authors coordinated to publish a blank book titled 'Our Words, Our Rights' on the opening day of the London Book Fair, in a symbolic protest against the use of their work to train AI systems without consent or compensation.

March 10, 2026Authors Guild

Authors Guild AI Copyright London Book Fair

A close-up shot of a human hand holding a pen, poised over a legal document with text visible, while in the background, a faint, blurred image of a glowing, abstract AI neural network is subtly overlaid.

AI & Publishing

UK Publishers Association Argues AI Copyright Exception is “Redundant”

A new study from the UK’s Publishers Association, titled “Content Superpower,” concludes that calls for a copyright exception for AI training are unnecessary. The report argues that a healthy and growing licensing market already exists, allowing AI developers to legally access publisher content. This finding strengthens the publishing industry’s position that AI companies should pay to use their works, rather than being granted a free pass to mine data. ---

March 5, 2026Books+Publishing