Chefs Panel Discusses AI, Integrity and Open Content in Frankfurt
A report of the Chef’s panel on AI, Open content, and research integrity during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Libraries, Archives, Choice and Red Envelopes: The Growth of Streaming, the Decline of Choice, and the Death of the Red Envelope
The role of libraries and archives as streaming grows, choice declines, and the death of the red envelopes arrives.
Appeals Court Rules That Library of Congress Can No Longer Require Deposit of Published Works
An appeals court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the government to require deposit of published works in the Library of Congress
Will Building LLMs Become the New Revenue Driver for Academic Publishing?
Are scholarly publishers primed to become the critical content suppliers for the big Generative AI companies?
Finally Some Positive AI News: Elvis Meets Sir Mix-a-Lot
The AI takeover isn’t all doom and gloom. Finally, a long running musical question can be answered.
Who Is Going to Make Money from Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Communications?
The current uproar over artificial intelligence does not show us what the future of AI will look like, but rather how a human population falls into predictable patterns as it contemplates any new development: we are observing not AI but ourselves observing AI.
Why Does the U.S. Copyright Office Require Libraries to Lie to Users about Their Fair Use Rights? They Won’t Say.
The copyright warning notice prescribed by the US Copyright Office misleads library patrons about their fair use rights, and must change.
The Supreme Court Case of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: What, if Anything, Does it Mean to Artificial Intelligence?
The Supreme Court has ruled in the Andy Warhol–Prince fair use case. What does this mean for scholarly communications, and the reuse of materials for AI training?
What Can I Do with This? Indicators of Usage Rights in the User Interface
Inconsistency in location/format of usage rights information and CC badges across formats and platforms makes it challenging to discover if/how articles can be reused. @lisalibrarian
Guest Post — What is Keeping University Chief Information Security Officers Up at Night
An SNSI research project looks at the views of university Chief Information Security Officers toward network security, potential threats, data security, and the risks posed by Sci-Hub.
Controlled Digital Lending Takes a Blow in Court
A Federal judge’s ruling offered a stern rebuke of the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library and its controlled digital lending service, providing a significant victory for the four publishers that had filed suit.
The Internet Archive Loses on Controlled Digital Lending
On Friday, the Internet Archive lost its “controlled digital lending” case on summary judgment. Reactions today from our Chefs Rick Anderson, Joseph Esposito, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Roy Kaufman, Roger C. Schonfeld, and Karin Wulf.
Roman Numeral Error Shaved Ten Years Off A Movie’s Copyright
Best double check those Roman numerals in your copyright notice…
Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations — Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions
Five pending cases may set new ground rules for use of training materials for AI. Here is what to watch.
Thinking About ChatGPT and the Future — Where Are We On AI’s Development Curve?
A compilation of links and a video to incisive analyses of ChatGPT and what it means for the future.