Michael Capobianco
@michaelcapobianco.bsky.social
SF writer. SFWA multi-volunteer. Planetary science fan.
With trad publishing, out of print does not necessarily mean the rights have reverted to you. There are steps you must take that are specified in your contract.
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
With trad publishing, out of print does not necessarily mean the rights have reverted to you. There are steps you must take that are specified in your contract.
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Because the huge Anthropic class action settlement limits eligibility to works registered w/ US Copyright Office, non-US writers are mostly locked out. But there's a similar proposed class action covering Canadian authors (click Documents link, then Amended Notice) www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
Anthropic PBC AI Copyright - CFM Lawyers
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November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Because the huge Anthropic class action settlement limits eligibility to works registered w/ US Copyright Office, non-US writers are mostly locked out. But there's a similar proposed class action covering Canadian authors (click Documents link, then Amended Notice) www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
SFWA's Frequently Asked Questions about the Anthropic Settlement #2 on filing simple claims in now available. www.sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/
Anthropic FAQ – SFWA – The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
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November 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
SFWA's Frequently Asked Questions about the Anthropic Settlement #2 on filing simple claims in now available. www.sfwa.org/anthropic-faq/
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New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware
One of the most urgent issues confronting writers and other creators right now is the use of copyrighted material for generative AI training. The large language models that power chatbots like OpenAI’...
writerbeware.blog
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
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In case you're wondering if that book review offer or marketing pitch or friendly message from a well-known author are genuine (the short version: probably not)...my collection of blog posts on the new Nigerian marketing scams will help you decide writerbeware.blog/tag/nigeria/
Nigerian scams Archives - Writer Beware
writerbeware.blog
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In case you're wondering if that book review offer or marketing pitch or friendly message from a well-known author are genuine (the short version: probably not)...my collection of blog posts on the new Nigerian marketing scams will help you decide writerbeware.blog/tag/nigeria/
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New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Analog Negotiations & Short Story Sale: Recognition, Memory » Benjamin C. Kinney - still pruning...
Successful negotiations with Must Read Magazines & Analog SF, who will publish my science fiction short story "Recognition, Memory."
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October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New neuroscience short story forthcoming in @analogsf.bsky.social! Which also means a story of - ultimately successful - negotiations with their new publisher.
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
Includes full final text of my contract for all to use while they finish rewriting their boilerplate.
benjaminckinney.com/analog-negot...
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I think you could in theory still have a class action without these elements, but no attorney would take the case because they'd have to recover their fees solely from the representative class members (the ones who actually file the suit) who might win and still get nothing depending on the facts.
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I think you could in theory still have a class action without these elements, but no attorney would take the case because they'd have to recover their fees solely from the representative class members (the ones who actually file the suit) who might win and still get nothing depending on the facts.
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I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)
![From: Blaire Andrews <bandrews@royaltypilots.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Subject: Your royalties on Amazon
To: [redacted]
Hi [redacted]
I’m Blaire from Amazon Partners – Royalty Pilots.
We’re an Amazon agency commissioned to help authors migrate their books from third-party publishers to their own Amazon KDP accounts.
I’m reaching out because we’ve spoken with many authors who recently shared frustrations that you might also be experiencing while being published through a third-party service provider—such as:
Royalties that never seem to arrive or come with little to no explanation.
No visibility or control over how many copies have been sold or where those sales are happening.
Endless upsells and new charges every time you want to make even a small change to your book.
Through Amazon KDP, authors are now publishing their books directly with Amazon — with no middlemen involved.
This means:
Royalties are sent straight to your bank account every month.
You can track real-time sales data through your own KDP dashboard.
You have full ownership and control over your books, including the freedom to make revisions free of charge.
If you’d like to explore how this can work for you, I’d love to schedule a quick call. Please let me know your best contact number and the most convenient time to reach you.
Blaire Andrews
Senior Marketing Manager – Partners, Authors
Royalty Pilots, an Amazon partner agency
Phone: 315-325-9099
Email: bandrews@royaltypilots.com
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October 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm seeing an increasing number of scams like the one below, leveraging the widespread problem of publishing scams w/ a faux service promising to fix problems author is having w/ the original scam but really to hit them up for more $$ (note the "Amazon partner agency" claim: there's no such thing)
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The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...
Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors - Writer Beware
The searchable list of eligible works is available at the settlement website (also see the update below): https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup BACKGROUND A year ago, a group of autho...
writerbeware.blog
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...
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Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
The Authors Guild's explanation of the Anthropic Settlement has been updated to include recent information.
Important information from the Author's Guild about the Anthropic settlement over their use of pirated books to train their AI engine.
authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...
authorsguild.org/advocacy/art...
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild
Background Bartz v Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It was filed by nonfict...
authorsguild.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Authors Guild's explanation of the Anthropic Settlement has been updated to include recent information.
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Since this was described as an official statement from their communications department, I am sharing it here.
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Since this was described as an official statement from their communications department, I am sharing it here.
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
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As said below, knowledge is your greatest ally and your best defense--not just against scams, but misconceptions and mistakes. All writers need to be familiar with the basics of copyright.
Copyright is a front-and-center issue in the ongoing class action against Anthropic. Thankfully, @victoriastrauss.com of SFWA's Writer Beware® was kind enough to outline the basics, myths, & issues for us this week.
Writers: Share widely! Some of our best creator-defense lies in everyday education.
Writers: Share widely! Some of our best creator-defense lies in everyday education.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property: What You Need to Know About Copyright - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by Victoria Strauss of WRITER BEWARE®. Learn why official copyright registration matters, how to protect your work, and what authors need to know to avoid scams and qualify for remedies in the US lega...
www.sfwa.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As said below, knowledge is your greatest ally and your best defense--not just against scams, but misconceptions and mistakes. All writers need to be familiar with the basics of copyright.
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My most recent article for SFWA's Planetside! Copyright is a complicated subject about which there are many myths and misconceptions...in this article, I try to untangle some of them.
This week on Planetside…
Think you know copyright? This guide clears up the myths and shows authors how to protect their work.
Read “Protecting Your Intellectual Property: What You Need to Know About Copyright” by @victoriastrauss.com of WRITER BEWARE®: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/11/p...
Think you know copyright? This guide clears up the myths and shows authors how to protect their work.
Read “Protecting Your Intellectual Property: What You Need to Know About Copyright” by @victoriastrauss.com of WRITER BEWARE®: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/11/p...
September 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My most recent article for SFWA's Planetside! Copyright is a complicated subject about which there are many myths and misconceptions...in this article, I try to untangle some of them.
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I think that if you are trying to understand the Anthropic book settlement, and you are not doing it in light of the (extremely) failed Google book settlement from 2011, you will never be able to understand what is happening.
September 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I think that if you are trying to understand the Anthropic book settlement, and you are not doing it in light of the (extremely) failed Google book settlement from 2011, you will never be able to understand what is happening.
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On eve of settlement hearing, Judge Alsup issued order to say he's "disappointed" with missing details (e.g., Work and Class List) in proposed settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic. Also strongly recommends Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger and American Publishers CEO Maria Pallante be at the hearing in
On eve of hearing, Judge Alsup “disappointed” proposed settlement leaves issues unresolved, including Works and Class. Also wants Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger, American Publishers CEO Maria Pallante to attend.
On the eve of Monday’s hearing on the proposed class action settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic, Judge Alsup said he “is disappointed that counsel have left important questions to be answe…
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September 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
On eve of settlement hearing, Judge Alsup issued order to say he's "disappointed" with missing details (e.g., Work and Class List) in proposed settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic. Also strongly recommends Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger and American Publishers CEO Maria Pallante be at the hearing in
• In exchange, Anthropic will receive a past release only for conduct up to August 25, 2025. Claims arising out of conduct after August 25, 2025 won’t be released by the Settlement, nor will any claims (past or future) arising out of allegedly infringing outputs from Anthropic’s AI models.
September 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
• In exchange, Anthropic will receive a past release only for conduct up to August 25, 2025. Claims arising out of conduct after August 25, 2025 won’t be released by the Settlement, nor will any claims (past or future) arising out of allegedly infringing outputs from Anthropic’s AI models.
• Anthropic will destroy the LibGen and PiLiMi datasets after the expiration of any litigation preservation or other court orders.
September 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
• Anthropic will destroy the LibGen and PiLiMi datasets after the expiration of any litigation preservation or other court orders.
Bartz v. Anthropic class action settlement:
Subject to court approval, the principal terms are:
• Anthropic will pay the Class at least $1.5 billion dollars, plus interest. With around 500,000 works in the Class, this amounts to an estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work.
Subject to court approval, the principal terms are:
• Anthropic will pay the Class at least $1.5 billion dollars, plus interest. With around 500,000 works in the Class, this amounts to an estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work.
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bartz v. Anthropic class action settlement:
Subject to court approval, the principal terms are:
• Anthropic will pay the Class at least $1.5 billion dollars, plus interest. With around 500,000 works in the Class, this amounts to an estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work.
Subject to court approval, the principal terms are:
• Anthropic will pay the Class at least $1.5 billion dollars, plus interest. With around 500,000 works in the Class, this amounts to an estimated gross recovery of $3,000 per Class Work.
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A detailed overview of the many unknowns surrounding settlement in the Bartz v Anthropic class action, incl. the impact of dissenting voices, challenges to the class, and a look back at the Google Settlement and the lengthy timelines that may be involved www.wordsandmoney.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic, Authors Strike Tentative Settlement Deal in AI Copyright Suit. But Will It Be Approved?
The deal looms as a potential milestone in the development of AI. But with tensions running hot between authors and the tech industry, lawyers say that getting a final deal approved may prove challeng...
www.wordsandmoney.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A detailed overview of the many unknowns surrounding settlement in the Bartz v Anthropic class action, incl. the impact of dissenting voices, challenges to the class, and a look back at the Google Settlement and the lengthy timelines that may be involved www.wordsandmoney.com/anthropic-au...
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Tips to confirm registration:
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
August 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tips to confirm registration:
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
Reposted by Michael Capobianco
New #WriterBeware blog post: Did your contract require your publisher to register your copyright? Don't assume they did. writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...
If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now - Writer Beware
A couple of years ago, while searching the US Copyright Office’s public copyright registration database on behalf of an author wanting to know if their copyright had been registered as required by the...
writerbeware.blog
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: Did your contract require your publisher to register your copyright? Don't assume they did. writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...
