Copyright, Contracts & Licensing for Authors and Creators
Debut offers often arrive asking for world English rights while an agent may prefer to sell territories separately. Here is what each grant covers and what it …
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Out-of-print clauses were written around editions, not AI deals. Here is how reversion triggers work and where an AI license leaves a backlist title.
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The Copyright Office's Part 3 report on generative AI training still circulates as a pre-publication version. Here is what it says about consent, opt-outs, and …
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KDP asks one yes/no question. Copyright registration asks you to disclaim AI material and describe your own contribution — and that is the disclosure with …
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Five publishers and Scott Turow sued Meta in May 2026 over torrented books. The claim targets acquisition rather than training — the one theory that has already …
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Whether your publisher can license your book for AI training turns on your grant clause, not on industry practice. Here's what the HarperCollins deal …
Read more →The Copyright Office's Part 3 report on generative AI training still circulates as a pre-publication version. Here is what it says about consent, opt-outs, and …
Read more →KDP asks one yes/no question. Copyright registration asks you to disclaim AI material and describe your own contribution — and that is the disclosure with …
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Amazon reversed the permanent DRM choice in December 2025 and added EPUB and PDF downloads for DRM-free titles. Here's what that changes legally, and what it …
Read more →Debut offers often arrive asking for world English rights while an agent may prefer to sell territories separately. Here is what each grant covers and what it …
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KDP requires authors to report AI-generated text, images, and translations to Amazon. Here's where the AI-generated line actually falls, and what the disclosure …
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Work-for-hire status doesn't apply automatically to most publishing arrangements. Here's when it actually attaches, why 'commissioned' doesn't mean 'owned,' and …
Read more →Out-of-print clauses were written around editions, not AI deals. Here is how reversion triggers work and where an AI license leaves a backlist title.
Read more →Whether your publisher can license your book for AI training turns on your grant clause, not on industry practice. Here's what the HarperCollins deal …
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Licensing a book is not the same as selling it. Here's how licensing agreements actually work for authors, what rights typically get carved out, and what to …
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