2025-10-23
Props to the Verge for this subhead, which should be affixed to every story about an aggregator suing over AI. None of them is trying to stop AI or protect anyone's data or do any other seemingly noble thing. They just want to be sure they're the ones who get paid! [image]
New York Times
Reddit files a lawsuit against Perplexity and three data scraping companies, accusing them of illegally stealing its data by scraping Google search results
comparing them to “bank robbers” and accusing them of sidestepping its controls to scrape its data and get rich off the AI gravy train. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... Andrew ...
2021-10-31
Big big news in software preservation today, the new DMCA exemptions are out! And I have to say, on my first quick read, it's a big win for preservation. The rules have been expanded to permit remote access to preserved software (downside: not games). https://www.copyright.gov/...
Wired
Advocates for the blind say DMCA exemptions to break ebook DRM for accessibility should be permanent, rather than having to be renewed every three years
regardless of what type of device it is. Read the Copyright Office's new 1201 ruling here: https://www.copyright.gov/... @internetarchive : TODAY: @librarycongress alters the #DMCA...
2021-10-30
Big big news in software preservation today, the new DMCA exemptions are out! And I have to say, on my first quick read, it's a big win for preservation. The rules have been expanded to permit remote access to preserved software (downside: not games). https://www.copyright.gov/...
Wired
Advocates for the blind say DMCA exemptions to break ebook DRM for accessibility should be permanent, rather than having to be renewed every three years
Advocates will once again be granted a DMCA exception to make accessible versions of texts. They argue that it's far past time to make it permanent. Source: U.S. Copyright Office ...