Re:Create Coalition
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We are innovators, creators and consumers united for balanced copyright. Find our coalition starter pack here: https://go.bsky.app/E3vgwHR
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@eff.org's blog outlines why Reuters v. Ross is more than just about the use of copyrighted material to train AI models, it's also about public access to the law. Read their full analysis: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protecting Access to the Law—and Beneficial Uses of AI
As the first copyright cases concerning AI reach appeals courts, EFF wants to protect important, beneficial uses of this technology—including AI for legal research. That’s why we weighed in on the lon...
www.eff.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@eff.org's blog outlines why Reuters v. Ross is more than just about the use of copyrighted material to train AI models, it's also about public access to the law. Read their full analysis: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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We at EFF hate it when a certain kind of contract—you know the ones, where you hit accept after scrolling for ages just so you can use the app—is used to constrain users’ rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Fair Use Protects Everyone—Even the Disney Corporation
Jimmy Kimmel has been in the news a lot recently, which means the ongoing lawsuit against him by perennial late night punching bag/convicted fraudster/former congressman George Santos flew under the
www.eff.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We at EFF hate it when a certain kind of contract—you know the ones, where you hit accept after scrolling for ages just so you can use the app—is used to constrain users’ rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
#FairUseFriday 👏Re:Create member @arl.org just released an addendum to its Code of Best Practices in Fair Use: the law has improved to enable library services for people with disabilities. Learn more about fair use and fair information access for all! www.arl.org/news/updated...
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#FairUseFriday 👏Re:Create member @arl.org just released an addendum to its Code of Best Practices in Fair Use: the law has improved to enable library services for people with disabilities. Learn more about fair use and fair information access for all! www.arl.org/news/updated...
Thank you to Re:Create member @libraryfutures.bsky.social for hosting a panel discussion on the legal and ethical issues in AI. Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke on the panel and emphasized how library values support fair use for AI training.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thank you to Re:Create member @libraryfutures.bsky.social for hosting a panel discussion on the legal and ethical issues in AI. Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke on the panel and emphasized how library values support fair use for AI training.
Earlier this week, Re:Create Coalition, @cdt.org, @eff.org and allies submitted comments to the Office of the USTR ahead of the 2026 USMCA review.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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#ICYMI Executive director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke with @arstechnica.com’s @ashleybelanger.bsky.social to discuss the @internetarchive.tumblr.com.web.brid.gy & the future of digital libraries. Butler warns how statutory damages are disrupting a balanced copyright system & access to key information
Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost
“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.
arstechnica.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#ICYMI Executive director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke with @arstechnica.com’s @ashleybelanger.bsky.social to discuss the @internetarchive.tumblr.com.web.brid.gy & the future of digital libraries. Butler warns how statutory damages are disrupting a balanced copyright system & access to key information
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I spoke with video journalist/essayist Christophe Haubursin about the boundary between lawful and unlawful copying, and how that maps onto the wild array of videos he found were copying his own work online. Watch to the end—the conclusion is excellent! youtu.be/CFJIVBJYY9M...
They stole my work. I tried to find them
I figured out why I keep getting plagiarized. Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storybloc...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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We’ve published an addendum to the Code of #BestPractices in #FairUse for Academic & Research #Libraries, with updated guidance on making copies of library materials for people with disabilities! bit.ly/CodeAdd25 @recreatecoalition.bsky.social @au-comm-studies.bsky.social @pijip.bsky.social #a11y
Updated Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries Now Available — Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published an addendum (pages 30–31) to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (2012), providing updated guidance...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We’ve published an addendum to the Code of #BestPractices in #FairUse for Academic & Research #Libraries, with updated guidance on making copies of library materials for people with disabilities! bit.ly/CodeAdd25 @recreatecoalition.bsky.social @au-comm-studies.bsky.social @pijip.bsky.social #a11y
Statutory damages are essential in understanding the copyright ecosystem. Bartz v. Anthropic is a recent example of how statutory damages play a role in copyright and why its an important copyright term to know. Read more: www.recreatecoalition.org/statutory-da...
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Statutory damages are essential in understanding the copyright ecosystem. Bartz v. Anthropic is a recent example of how statutory damages play a role in copyright and why its an important copyright term to know. Read more: www.recreatecoalition.org/statutory-da...
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On September 29, ten amicus briefs were filed in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence supporting ROSS Intelligence and urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn the district court’s controversial ruling.
Diverse Amici Support ROSS at the Third Circuit - Disruptive Competition Project
On September 29, ten amicus briefs were filed in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, supporting ROSS Intelligence and urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On September 29, ten amicus briefs were filed in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence supporting ROSS Intelligence and urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn the district court’s controversial ruling.
Happy #Fairusefriday & Happy Halloween! Did you know that fair use allows trick-or-treaters to create parody costumes, like a zombie Wonder Woman or a parody of Progressive’s Flo as “Slo from Depressive,” and even take inspiration from Spider-Man to make a homemade costume?
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy #Fairusefriday & Happy Halloween! Did you know that fair use allows trick-or-treaters to create parody costumes, like a zombie Wonder Woman or a parody of Progressive’s Flo as “Slo from Depressive,” and even take inspiration from Spider-Man to make a homemade costume?
🧵🚨Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com breaks down the UMG and Udio settlement below. Check it out:
Udio has settled with Universal, and you can look forward to "creations controlled within a walled garden and…fingerprinting, filtering, and other measures" (their words!) controlled entirely by biggest global record label ever. What could go wrong?!? www.universalmusic.com/universal-m...
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UDIO ANNOUNCE UDIO’S FIRST STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS FOR NEW LICENSED AI MUSIC CREATION PLATFORM - UMG
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UDIO ANNOUNCE UDIO’S FIRST STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS FOR NEW LICENSED AI MUSIC CREATION PLATFORM Companies settle copyright infringement litigation and collaborate on groundbreaking new creative product suite SANTA MONICA, October 29, 2025 – Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and Udio, an AI-powered music creation platform, today announced industry-first strategic agreements, under which the companies settled copyright infringement litigation and will collaborate on an innovative, new commercial music creation, consumption and streaming experience. In addition to the compensatory legal settlement, the new license agreements for recorded music and publishing will provide ... more
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October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🧵🚨Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com breaks down the UMG and Udio settlement below. Check it out:
Check out today's Re:Create Recap for your latest news on balanced copyright. This week learn more about:
-Reddit’s new lawsuit against data scrapers
-Why the NO FAKES Act is the wrong approach
-@bb.usefairuse.com’s comments on the Cox v. Sony case with @law360.bsky.social
-Reddit’s new lawsuit against data scrapers
-Why the NO FAKES Act is the wrong approach
-@bb.usefairuse.com’s comments on the Cox v. Sony case with @law360.bsky.social
ReCreate Recap October 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Check out today's Re:Create Recap for your latest news on balanced copyright. This week learn more about:
-Reddit’s new lawsuit against data scrapers
-Why the NO FAKES Act is the wrong approach
-@bb.usefairuse.com’s comments on the Cox v. Sony case with @law360.bsky.social
-Reddit’s new lawsuit against data scrapers
-Why the NO FAKES Act is the wrong approach
-@bb.usefairuse.com’s comments on the Cox v. Sony case with @law360.bsky.social
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One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)!
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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)!
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke with @law360.bsky.social's Ivan Moreno on the broader implications that Cox v. Sony could have on all tech providers, not just just Internet providers. Read the full story: www.law360.com/ip/articles/...
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke with @law360.bsky.social's Ivan Moreno on the broader implications that Cox v. Sony could have on all tech providers, not just just Internet providers. Read the full story: www.law360.com/ip/articles/...
Following Sony supporters’ submission of amicus briefs in Cox v. Sony, we posted a blog summarizing the opposition briefs and highlighting the previous brief filed by Re:Create, @eff.org, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, and @arl.org in support of Cox.
Summarizing Sony Supporters Amici Briefs in Cox v. Sony - Re:Create
This week marks the latest development in the Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment case, with amicus briefs filed by eleven Sony supporters. These briefs argue generally that C...
www.recreatecoalition.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Following Sony supporters’ submission of amicus briefs in Cox v. Sony, we posted a blog summarizing the opposition briefs and highlighting the previous brief filed by Re:Create, @eff.org, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, and @arl.org in support of Cox.
#FairUseFriday Fair use fuels creativity + innovation. ReCreate member @publicknowledge.bsky.social explains the difference between piracy and how fair use lets AI learn from art to create something new. Check out how current copyright laws already draw the line publicknowledge.org/piracy-vs-fa...
Piracy vs. Fair Use: How AI Training Intersects With Copyright Law
When it comes to the debate on AI model training, accurately distinguishing between the two is essential.
publicknowledge.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#FairUseFriday Fair use fuels creativity + innovation. ReCreate member @publicknowledge.bsky.social explains the difference between piracy and how fair use lets AI learn from art to create something new. Check out how current copyright laws already draw the line publicknowledge.org/piracy-vs-fa...
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Re:Create Recap
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October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Want to receive our biweekly newsletter, the Re:Create Recap? Sign up to stay up to date with the latest balanced copyright updates from Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com and our member organizations ➡️ mailchi.mp/recreatecoal...
❌👍Check out our latest MYTH v. FACT graphic that explains that style and genre aren’t subject to copyright and how artists, musicians, and publishers rely on existing styles and genres to create new works and build successful careers and businesses: www.recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
❌👍Check out our latest MYTH v. FACT graphic that explains that style and genre aren’t subject to copyright and how artists, musicians, and publishers rely on existing styles and genres to create new works and build successful careers and businesses: www.recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...
Why you should be worried about the NO FAKES Act:
-Threatens free expression and fair use
-Expands copyright law with broad language and vague definitions
-Harms open-source AI and tech innovation
-Would impact transformative works like fan and remix culture
Learn more from @ccianet.bsky.social:
-Threatens free expression and fair use
-Expands copyright law with broad language and vague definitions
-Harms open-source AI and tech innovation
-Would impact transformative works like fan and remix culture
Learn more from @ccianet.bsky.social:
The Real Costs of the NO FAKES Act - CCIA
The proposed NO FAKES Act of 2025 before the U.S. Congress is the latest example of the “we must do something; this is something; therefore we must do this”
ccianet.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why you should be worried about the NO FAKES Act:
-Threatens free expression and fair use
-Expands copyright law with broad language and vague definitions
-Harms open-source AI and tech innovation
-Would impact transformative works like fan and remix culture
Learn more from @ccianet.bsky.social:
-Threatens free expression and fair use
-Expands copyright law with broad language and vague definitions
-Harms open-source AI and tech innovation
-Would impact transformative works like fan and remix culture
Learn more from @ccianet.bsky.social:
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Happy Open Access Week! Check out the awesome things our member #libraries are doing to celebrate: www.arl.org/blog/arl-lib... #OAWeek #OpenAccess
ARL Libraries Celebrate Open Access Week 2025 — Association of Research Libraries
Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the benefits of open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and...
www.arl.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy Open Access Week! Check out the awesome things our member #libraries are doing to celebrate: www.arl.org/blog/arl-lib... #OAWeek #OpenAccess
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We at EFF hate it when a certain kind of contract—you know the ones, where you hit accept after scrolling for ages just so you can use the app—is used to constrain users’ rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Fair Use Protects Everyone—Even the Disney Corporation
Jimmy Kimmel has been in the news a lot recently, which means the ongoing lawsuit against him by perennial late night punching bag/convicted fraudster/former congressman George Santos flew under the
www.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We at EFF hate it when a certain kind of contract—you know the ones, where you hit accept after scrolling for ages just so you can use the app—is used to constrain users’ rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
As Reuters v. ROSS continues, @eff.org urges courts to support fair use rights to prevent over broad copyright claims and protect beneficial uses of AI. The law should not be copyrighted and it is critical that lawmakers continue to ensure public access to the law: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protecting Access to the Law—and Beneficial Uses of AI
As the first copyright cases concerning AI reach appeals courts, EFF wants to protect important, beneficial uses of this technology—including AI for legal research. That’s why we weighed in on the lon...
www.eff.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As Reuters v. ROSS continues, @eff.org urges courts to support fair use rights to prevent over broad copyright claims and protect beneficial uses of AI. The law should not be copyrighted and it is critical that lawmakers continue to ensure public access to the law: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#FairUseFriday 🤓 Fair use plays a critical role in advancing research and scholarship! Fair use has been key in building online databases, previewing research materials before purchasing, and gaining access to archival content. Re:Create member @arl.org has more: www.arl.org/know-your-co...
Know Your Copyrights — Association of Research Libraries
Since the inception of copyright law in the US, libraries have enjoyed special rights to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. This page is meant to support...
www.arl.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#FairUseFriday 🤓 Fair use plays a critical role in advancing research and scholarship! Fair use has been key in building online databases, previewing research materials before purchasing, and gaining access to archival content. Re:Create member @arl.org has more: www.arl.org/know-your-co...