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Author includes 'No AI training' clause in new book copyright

A user on Mastodon discovered a "No AI training" clause in the copyright section of the book "She's a Doll" by Barbara Truelove. This user expressed surprise at seeing such a clause and hopes that small publishers will continue to fight back against AI training on copyrighted material, referencing the Anthropic lawsuit as an example of AI training on potentially pirated books. AI

IMPACT Authors are beginning to implement explicit copyright clauses to prevent AI training on their works, signaling a growing trend in intellectual property protection.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a user's observation and opinion on a copyright clause related to AI training, rather than a direct industry event.

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Author includes 'No AI training' clause in new book copyright

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Just started reading "She's a Doll" by Barbara Truelove, and I see that there's a No AI training clause in the copyright section. I've never seen this before! A

    Just started reading "She's a Doll" by Barbara Truelove, and I see that there's a No AI training clause in the copyright section. I've never seen this before! Admittedly, most of the training was done on illegally pirated books anyway (see the Anthropic lawsuit), but still, I'm g…