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Legal · Article | 04.01.25 The AI Rights Dilemma
by Trip Adler

When I reflect on nearly two decades at the intersection of publishing and technology,...

Business Operations · Legal · Article | 12.03.24 AI and Publishing: Ethics and Opportunities
by Deb Vanasse

Perhaps no topic in publishing today is more contentious than the use of artificial...

Legal · Article | 06.03.24 Momentum Builds for Licensed Datasets
by Dave Davis

The foundational years of large language model (LLM) training have been rife with unauthorized...

Legal · Article | 10.12.23 The Internet Archive Case and the Threat Big Tech Poses to the Publishing Industry
by Dr. Kurt Brackob

With the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and legal controversies brewing...

Business Operations · Legal · Marketing & Publicity · Article | 08.04.23 The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Publishing Is Now
by Alesha Brown

Coming off of this year’s IBPA Publishing University, I can tell you artificial...

Business Operations · Article | 08.04.23 Generative AI and Publishing
by Deb Vanasse

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and similar generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that...

Legal · Article | 10.01.22 On Guard: Self-Published Authors Must Know Their Rights
by Christian W. Freed

The time has finally arrived. The culminating moment every author dreams of: That day when you...

Legal · Article | 01.02.21 Director’s Desk: Congrats on the Passage of the CASE Act
by Angela Bole

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 by Angela Bole, CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association...

Legal · Article | 01.01.21 What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Copyrighted Content
by MJ Courchesne

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRAURY 2021 by MJ Courchesne, Founder & President, Gryphon Publishing...

Industry News · Article | 11.01.20 IBPA Advocacy Committee’s Summary of Ongoing Copyright-Related Cases
by MJ Courchesne

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 by MJ Courchesne, Founder & President, Gryphon Publishing...

Legal · Distribution · Article | 05.01.20 The Curious Incident of the Red Tractor Rental in the Nighttime
by Lee Klancher

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2020 by Lee Klancher, Founder & Publisher, Octane Press -- Lee...

Industry News · Article | 03.02.19 Director's Desk: Understanding IBPA's Position on Controlled Digital Lending (CDL)
by Angela Bole

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2019 by Angela Bole, CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association...

Legal · Article | 03.01.19 What Publishers Need To Know About Copyright Notices
by Leonard D. DuBoff,Amanda-Ann Bryan

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2019 by Leonard D. DuBoff and Amanda-Ann Bryan, Lawyers/Authors...

Legal · Article | 09.01.18 Late Justice
by Lee Foster

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 by Lee Foster, Author, An Author's Perspective on Independent...

Legal · Article | 08.31.18 Two Questions: Title Rights and Libel Laws
by Dee Chips

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 by Dee Chips, Owner & Manager, Transpersonal Publishing LLC &...

Legal · Article | 01.01.18 A Few Lessons in Publishing and Copyright from 2017
by Steve Gillen

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 by Steve Gillen, Lawyer & Partner, Wood Herron & Evans...

Editorial · Legal · Article | 09.01.17 The World of Fan Fiction: Where Creative Expression and Copyright Collide
by Matt Knight

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2017 by Matt Knight, Author, THE GENE POOL - Watch Joshua Robertson's...

Legal · Article | 07.01.17 There’s Something New You Need to Know About Copyright Safe Harbor
by Steve Gillen,Seth Owens

PUBLISHED JULY 2017 by Steve Gillen & Sean Owens, Wood Herron & Evans -- Steve...

Legal · Article | 01.31.17 Navigating the Legal Landscape of Manuscript Reviews
by Helen Sedwick

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2017 by Helen Sedwick, Author and Attorney -- Helen SedwickSuppose...

Legal · Article | 12.01.16 What You Need to Know About Fair Use
by Steve Gillen

Copyright protection is automatic in the US and most of the civilized countries of the world....

Legal · Article | 10.01.16 What You Need to Know About Copyright Mandatory Deposit
by Steve Gillen

You could be in the book publishing business for a very long time and never see one. But if by...

Legal · Article | 11.15.13 Tools for Dealing with Piracy, Including a Brand New One
by Steve Gillen

It’s a ubiquitous complaint these days: One of your titles is being offered as a free...

Legal · Article | 12.01.10 Pollyanna, Titles, and Trademarking
by Steve Gillen

In the early 1900s, Eleanor Porter wrote the first of a series of inspiring books for children...

Legal · Article | 06.01.10 Dealing with Piracy Problems
by Tad Crawford

Allworth Press, the company I founded more than 20 years ago, publishes many books for graphic...

Legal · Article | 06.01.10 Dealing with Piracy Problems
by Nancy Seifer

Allworth Press, the company I founded more than 20 years ago, publishes many books for graphic...

Legal · Article | 01.31.03 Fair Use of Trademarks
by Lloyd Rich

When is it permissible to use or write about a trademark without obtaining permission from the...

Legal · Article | 04.30.02 Don't Run Afoul of Fair Use:<br>Guidelines on Quoting & Copying
by Tad Crawford;Kay Murray

This article is adapted from the Third Edition of The Writer’s Legal Guide: An...

Legal · Article | 03.31.01 Napster and "Fair Use"
by Ivan Hoffman

Ivan Hoffman[/caption]Much has been written (and will continue to be) about the recent decision...

Legal · Article | 07.01.99 The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
by Tad Crawford & Laura Mankin

On October 27, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the "Sonny Bono Copyright Extension...

Legal · Article | 01.31.98 Book Plagiarism in the UK. Has It Happened to You?
by Al Siebert

Imagine yourself in this situation: You discover that a highly plagiarized version of a book you...

Legal · Article | 07.31.96 The Best Books on Publishing Law and Book Contracts
by John B. McHugh

As a publisher, you need to understand publishing law. If your publishing responsibility is new...