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1 May 2024, 9:05 pm by Will Rasenberger
Is artificial intelligence (AI) a “critical strategic asset” or a “generally enabling technology”? [read post]
18 Mar 2024, 9:05 pm by Will Rasenberger
This election year, as Americans on different sides of political issues shout past one another, the “voices” of artificial intelligence programs could have a great say in who gets elected to federal office. [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 7:00 am by Terry Hart
” Authors push back on the growing number of AI ‘scam’ books on Amazon — “[Authors Guild CEO Mary] Rasenberger says the publishers posting these books benefit from increasingly more sophisticated AI tools that can generate low-quality ‘scam’ books quickly. [read post]
22 Jan 2024, 9:05 pm by Will Rasenberger
In a class action lawsuit filed last September, professional writers claim that ChatGPT is destroying their livelihoods and threatening human creativity. [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
” Authors Guild Statement on AAP’s Win in Maryland E-book Licensing Case —  “‘Public libraries deserve and require more public funding to meet the growing needs of library patrons, including the ability to purchase an adequate number of e-book licenses,’ [Authors Guild CEO Mary] Rasenberger added. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
.'” Authors Guild, Amazon, PRH File Suit Against E-book Pirate Site — It’s notable to see Authors Guild and Amazon on the same side in a copyright infringement case, but their interests happen to align in this lawsuit against what Authors Guild Executive Director Mary Rasenberger calls a “particularly egregious criminal enterprise” that “sells highly commercial books and passes itself off as a legitimate site. [read post]
22 Sep 2019, 11:39 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“There are people out there that just want everything to be free,” says Mary Rasenberger, the executive director of the Authors Guild (where I am a member), “and it’s like a religion to them. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 9:11 am by Eric Goldman
On Monday, I participated in a Copyright Office roundtable regarding their long-delayed report on Section 512. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 3:05 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Rasenberger: one writer spends 50% of her time dealing with piracy; most give up. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 9:20 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Should seek legislative rebalancing.Peter Midgley Brigham Young University: we’re content owners and a big ISP for our students/faculty; administrative burdens and uncertainty following Cox and Grande are problematic.Sasha Moss R Street Institute: DMCA is better than the alternatives.Mary Rasenberger      Authors Guild: Ebook piracy is big. [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
— From the New York Times, “’In the 20th century, a good literary writer could earn a middle-class living just writing,’ said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild, citing William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and John Cheever. [read post]
19 Dec 2018, 8:57 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“There comes a point when a creative work belongs to history as much as to its author and her heirs,” said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of the Authors Guild…. [read post]
30 Mar 2018, 6:56 am by Terry Hart
Illuminating the Profession: Women in Copyright — As part of Women’s History Month, former US Register of Copyrights Ralph Oman interviews a number of illustrious copyright lawyers, including June Besek, Dale Cendali, Mary Rasenberger, Kate Spelman, Francine Ward, and Nancy Wolff. [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 5:35 am by Terry Hart
” Google swallows 11,000 novels to improve AI’s conversation — A Google spokesperson claims the use of the novels is fair use, “But [Authors Guild Executive Director Mary] Rasenberger isn’t convinced. [read post]
2 May 2016, 8:54 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
 Mary Rasenberger, Authors Guild: 512 is a mess from a creator’s perspective. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 5:05 am by Terry Hart
Both efforts, Rasenberger said, are designed to help the organization better represent the interests of its 9,000 members, not just with publishers, but with government officials and other groups that can affect the livelihood of all authors. [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 8:50 am by David Kravets
According to the letter (PDF) to the committee from Mary Rasenberger, the guild's executive director: Read 4 remaining paragraphs | Comments [read post]
9 Jan 2015, 5:06 am by Terry Hart
HathiTrust Copyright Litigation — “‘Our pursuit of this claim was ultimately a success,’ said Authors Guild Executive Director Mary Rasenberger. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 4:42 am by Ben
 Carson joined the IFPI in August 2012 from the General Counsel of the US Copyright Office, where he had served as General Counsel since 1997.And copyright attorney and former Library of Congress digital director Mary Rasenberger has been named executive director of the Authors Guild in the US. [read post]