Re:Create Coalition

What People Are Saying About the JCPA - Re:Create With the introduction of link tax legislation on the state and federal levels in recent years, such as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), Re:Create is sharing its  perspective on ...

So-called “link taxes” threaten the very existence of these functions, placing toll booths on the open internet. Learn more about what people are saying on link taxes www.recreatecoalition.org/what-people-...

#FairUseFriday Fair use has long been the backbone of a free and open internet — enabling users to see content previews in search results, receive Google News alerts when their name is mentioned, and access transformative content.

Fair Use in Journalism - Re:Create Everyone interacts with copyright everyday. Just as the law gives authors a copyright for their creativity, the law recognizes that everyone has a right to make Fair Use of copyrighted works. Most peo...

Whether quoting from a copyrighted book, using a viewer's social media post in a segment, or relying on a Google Alert to track media developments, journalists rely on fair use to provide factual and timely information to the public. Our infographic explores more:

Myth-Busting the Copyright & AI Training Debate - Re:Create In recent months, large news publishers, content conglomerates, and groups of Hollywood stars all have made claims that misrepresent the balance of U.S. copyright law and its application to AI trainin...

Our infographic explores more myths in the AI Training debate www.recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...

🧐 Myth-busting: Summaries that include facts and ideas from other works, like those found in AI overviews, infringe copyright.
This is a myth, and for good reason! Journalists, news outlets, and publishers rely on this essential part of copyright to inform the public and expand access to knowledge.

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Local newsrooms are consolidating at record rates, but let's be honest: it's not because of the open internet, it's because most local newsrooms are owned by big media conglomerates. Media conglomerate backed link taxes would only give these hedge funds more power and profit. Check out our new blog:

🎥Information on the new documentary Stripped for Parts

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This week's Re:Create Recap TLDR:
⚖️NEW infographic: Myth-Busting the Copyright & AI Training Debate
🗺️ An updated map highlighting big media’s consolidation & control of journalism
💬WPAS on link tax legislation like the JCPA
💡Insights from @bb.usefairuse.com on fan fiction & fair use

Copyright, Taylor’s Version - Re:Create Taylor Swift can add “copyright educator” to her laundry list of achievements, as her struggle to control her work has done perhaps more than any artist’s (and she is far from the first) to raise awar...

Are you loving Taylor Swift's new album?! Taylor's career has heavily relied on a balanced copyright system to protect both her artistic works while also allowing her to be inspired and create new works. In a recent blog post, @bb.usefairuse.com shares more: www.recreatecoalition.org/copyright-ta...

We want to hear from you – reply to this post with your favorite AI generated meme, made possible thanks to fair use ⬇️

Myth-Busting the Copyright & AI Training Debate - Re:Create In recent months, large news publishers, content conglomerates, and groups of Hollywood stars all have made claims that misrepresent the balance of U.S. copyright law and its application to AI trainin...

#FairUseFriday We’ve seen claims that it’s copyright infringement for AI to mimic Studio Ghibli’s style or an AI overview to summarize facts, but what does copyright law actually say? Our new infographic breaks down these myths in the AI training debate: www.recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...

Protecting Access to the Law—and Beneficial Uses of AI As the first copyright cases concerning AI reach appeals courts, EFF wants to protect important, beneficial uses of this technology—including AI for legal research. That’s why we weighed in on the

The law belongs to everyone. We told a court that being the biggest provider of summaries and research tools shouldn’t give Thomson Reuters a monopoly on access to the facts in judges’ decisions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Visualizing Congress’ Big Media Bailout - Re:Create The vast majority of the newspapers across the United States are owned by a handful of huge media corporations, and the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) stands to further entrench th...

This isn't a new issue. Check out our initial big media bailout map from 2022 which highlights Alden Global Capital, Gannett & Sinclair Broadcast Group's unparalleled negative influence across the nation's local news outlets. www.recreatecoalition.org/visualizing-...

The blog explores how hedge funds, with little understanding of or commitment to local news, are contributing to the decline of fact-based local journalism, and how link taxes would only further empower them to control the media landscape.

🆕 New Blog Post: Today, we published a piece highlighting how big media's consolidation of local news is undermining journalism across the U.S. www.recreatecoalition.org/mapping-medi...

Stripped For Parts (TRAILER) This is "Stripped For Parts (TRAILER)" by Ehrlich - Goldsmith Films on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

TODAY - Stripped for Parts will begin streaming on @pbs.org through Dec. 31. As local news is on the decline, this film looks at the heart of the issue - hedge funds (not copyright). Check out the trailer: vimeo.com/923029964?fl...

Fair Use Protects Everyone—Even the Disney Corporation Jimmy Kimmel has been in the news a lot recently, which means the ongoing lawsuit against him by perennial late night punching bag/convicted fraudster/former congressman George Santos flew under the r...

In a new blog post @eff.org explores how fair use protects everyone (yes, even a major studio like Disney) and its essential role in protecting transformative uses like parody. Learn more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

What People Are Saying About the JCPA - Re:Create With the introduction of link tax legislation on the state and federal levels in recent years, such as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), Re:Create is sharing its  perspective on ...

What are free speech and consumer advocates, librarians, archivists, startups, and copyright law experts saying about link tax legislation such as the JCPA? Our new blog post shares a roundup of reasons why our members opposed the previously introduced JCPA: www.recreatecoalition.org/what-people-...

Re:Create Members & Allies File ROSS v. Thomson Reuters Amicus Brief In Support of Fair Use - Re:Create WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Re:Create members and allies filed amicus briefs in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence in support of ROSS Intelligence, which is asking U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third ...

Following filings by Re:Create members and allies in the Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence case, Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com shares his insights and voices support for ROSS's arguments, which align with our mission to promote balanced copyright and fair use.

A note from Re:Create: The Definition of “Hypocrisy” - Re:Create In their recent copyright complaint against Perplexity, the clever litigators representing Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster used the definition of “plagiarize” as one of their examples of a...

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A note from Re:Create: The Definition of “Hypocrisy” - Re:Create In their recent copyright complaint against Perplexity, the clever litigators representing Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster used the definition of “plagiarize” as one of their examples of a...

#ICYMI In last week's Re:Create Recap, @bb.usefairuse.com explored the latest AI copyright lawsuit from Encyclopedia Britannica & Merriam-Webster, sharing that the case underscores how fair use works in practice, & how encyclopedias themselves have long thrived on the very practice they now condemn

#FairUseFriday Do you enjoy shows like Saturday Night Live or movies like the Scary Movie series? These are both classic examples of fair use! Fair use allows for the use of copyrighted material for a transformative purpose. Learn more about fair use below:

Re:Create Statement on the Settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic - Re:Create Washington, D.C. – Following the settlement decision in Bartz v. Anthropic, Re:Create Executive Director Brandon Butler issued the following statement:   “The most important thing to understand about ...

Read the full statement: www.recreatecoalition.org/press_releas...

#ICYMI Executive director @bb.usefairuse.com released the following statement in response to the previously announced Bartz v. Anthropic settlement

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Link tax legislation poses serious threats to the creative economy by disrupting access to information online, stifling competition, and slowing investments in journalism. Re:Create remains committed to supporting an internet that is free and open.

What is the Creator Economy & why does it matter? Check out our latest copyright term to learn more about the $250 billion+ industry & how balanced copyright is essential to the industry's success: www.recreatecoalition.org/creator-econ...

✔️ @ccianet.bsky.social ’s recent blogs on the real cost of the No Fakes Act & a breakdown of the combined impact of statutory damages and secondary liability
✔️ @publicknowledge.bsky.social’s blog on the legal myths around AI training
✔️& a TLDR on Justice Brandeis’ dissent in INS v. Associated Press