Liesl R
@littlebutfierce.bsky.social
Copyright librarian. Expect much fangirling about books, theatre and Shakespeare here.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I have hit the pinnacle of work goals: explaining copyright…using Taylor Swift
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I have hit the pinnacle of work goals: explaining copyright…using Taylor Swift
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It is with great pride that I can now post this:
Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox
Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox
Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It is with great pride that I can now post this:
Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox
Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox
Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
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We finally created the Great Gatsby from the classic book, Do Not Emulate the Great Gatsby.
November 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We finally created the Great Gatsby from the classic book, Do Not Emulate the Great Gatsby.
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New Fair Library Jobs blog post! On those low paid jobs it's difficult to call out, complexities around pay, the bleakness of the sector, and what you can do about it (spoiler: nag CILIP to Do Better and #JoinAUnion)
sites.google.com/view/fairlib...
sites.google.com/view/fairlib...
October 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New Fair Library Jobs blog post! On those low paid jobs it's difficult to call out, complexities around pay, the bleakness of the sector, and what you can do about it (spoiler: nag CILIP to Do Better and #JoinAUnion)
sites.google.com/view/fairlib...
sites.google.com/view/fairlib...
Alan Carr on #TheTraitors is rapidly becoming my favourite contestant across all series. He’s having the most stressful time and it is superb tv.
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Alan Carr on #TheTraitors is rapidly becoming my favourite contestant across all series. He’s having the most stressful time and it is superb tv.
My favourite weekend activity: discovering new museums and stretches of canal to explore
October 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My favourite weekend activity: discovering new museums and stretches of canal to explore
My favourite thing about visiting friends with cats is just how affronted they manage to look at the wrong human stepping through the door
September 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My favourite thing about visiting friends with cats is just how affronted they manage to look at the wrong human stepping through the door
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September 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Manchester is also full of spectacular street art so I very much enjoyed snapping some pics between conference activities.
September 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Manchester is also full of spectacular street art so I very much enjoyed snapping some pics between conference activities.
Now en route home from a fantastic #icepops25 As the lone copyright officer in my institution, I benefit so much from the copyseek community and always come away with a ton of ideas.
Plus the John Rylands library is a beautiful place to get to explore.
Plus the John Rylands library is a beautiful place to get to explore.
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Now en route home from a fantastic #icepops25 As the lone copyright officer in my institution, I benefit so much from the copyseek community and always come away with a ton of ideas.
Plus the John Rylands library is a beautiful place to get to explore.
Plus the John Rylands library is a beautiful place to get to explore.
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AJP Taylor: not a referencing guy
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
AJP Taylor: not a referencing guy
I can always be relied upon to find the best bougie brunch within an area
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I can always be relied upon to find the best bougie brunch within an area
It’s always a good work day when your office looks like this ☺️ #icepops25
September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s always a good work day when your office looks like this ☺️ #icepops25
As a Greek mythology nerd, today’s icebreaker was right up my street. #icepops25
September 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
As a Greek mythology nerd, today’s icebreaker was right up my street. #icepops25
Is it truly a work conference day if you don’t end up stranded due to cancelled trains?
(Good grief I’m glad I opted for an early start for this one)
(Good grief I’m glad I opted for an early start for this one)
September 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Is it truly a work conference day if you don’t end up stranded due to cancelled trains?
(Good grief I’m glad I opted for an early start for this one)
(Good grief I’m glad I opted for an early start for this one)
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Since this was described as an official statement from their communications department, I am sharing it here.
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Since this was described as an official statement from their communications department, I am sharing it here.
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)
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Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
this part right here is gonna create massive resentment in the industry. the copyright registration system and the fact that you apparently have to pay a bonus fee for protection from big companies pirating your work (and that tons of publishers never paid the bonus fee...)
Instead of working to include as many writers as possible in the settlement, the plaintiffs instead agreed on arbitrary and minimal definitions of which books would be included. It’s almost like they wanted a quick win – any win – even if they screwed over most authors. 4/
September 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
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My blog post about the Bartz v. Anthropic class action suit, updated with details on the recent settlement and a link to the official class action website writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/b...
Bartz v Anthropic: Find Out if You May Be Part of This Class Action - Writer Beware
Almost exactly a year ago, a group of authors filed suit against AI company Anthropic over its creation of an enormous library of digitized books to train its Claude LLMs. In addition to purchasing an...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My blog post about the Bartz v. Anthropic class action suit, updated with details on the recent settlement and a link to the official class action website writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/b...
More useful info on the Anthropic lawsuit: this is one of the cases that in my opinion was likely to determine the future of AI, so well worth following
September 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
More useful info on the Anthropic lawsuit: this is one of the cases that in my opinion was likely to determine the future of AI, so well worth following
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I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount
Filing: Anthropic will pay $1.5B to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the company's downloading of millions of pirated books (Bloomberg)
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September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount
I might be a very casual football fan, but good grief England are putting me through it tonight. So help me if we go to penalties…. (We will almost certainly go to penalties)
July 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I might be a very casual football fan, but good grief England are putting me through it tonight. So help me if we go to penalties…. (We will almost certainly go to penalties)
There are few things more joyous than a lazy crafternoon where an exceedingly kind friend teaches you a new craft.
July 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There are few things more joyous than a lazy crafternoon where an exceedingly kind friend teaches you a new craft.
Carl Lomax and Lizzie Seals - "Let me handle that", Experts vs Bots: Implementing a rules-based library chatbot to enhance student support whilst maintaining the value of the 'library expect' #ALN25
July 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Carl Lomax and Lizzie Seals - "Let me handle that", Experts vs Bots: Implementing a rules-based library chatbot to enhance student support whilst maintaining the value of the 'library expect' #ALN25