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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 2d

Right. Which is why...it was a joke. In fact, the very next words are "but seriously."

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently in the first nine months of 2025 the US Copyright Office registered over 3,000 works which list AI content in material which is in the work but excluded from the claim. This is the standard practice now. The vast majority were text but hundreds in music as well.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I haven't seen the whole schedule yet but looking forward to it.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 9d

Obit of Eaton S. Drone from 1917 - author of the leading late 19th c. US treatise on copyright: www.nytimes.com/1917/02/03/a.... He was a major collector of waltzes and had the largest record collection in the country. Also worked with George Ticknor Curtis, author of the previous major treatise.

EATON S. DRONE DEAD.; He Was Editor of The New York Herald for 24 Years;-Dies at 75. (Published 1917)

www.nytimes.com

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, I like this. I'm thinking of substituting "copyright" for "author" but not sure.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 10d

Interesting! I'm a little wary of visual puns but it says what I want very concisely.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 10d

...and we may need to reevaluate the AI authorship issue but for now this is good enough" since the mid-1960s. I was thinking "The Future is Now" but that feels a little too cliche. Rebecca Curtin suggested "The Future Was Then" which I also like and I'm considering. Any other thoughts?

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 10d

Good seeing some of you at the New England IP works in progress event hosted by @lexlanham.bsky.social & co. I'd really like a better title for this piece: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... and I figured I'd ask y'all. Something that captures how we've been saying "one day AI will be good enough...

AI Authorship: A Case of History Repeating Itself?

<p>The idea of computers creating works which might be copyrightable (be it called AI, computational creativity, algorithmic authorship, or anything else) is ol

papers.ssrn.com

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 26d

A happy 200th birthday to Ainsworth Rand Spofford, almost certainly the most important head of @librarycongress.bsky.social, appointed by Abraham Lincoln and serving until 1897 (and staying on as Chief Assistant Librarian until his death in 1908) More info on him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainswor...

Ainsworth Rand Spofford - Wikipedia

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 28d

I suspect there will still be legislative action after this, but it may be that the admin takes the L and moves on? I don't get the sense that this was a high priority for the President but could be wrong?

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · 28d

Whoah. Shira Perlmutter ordered reinstated as Register of copyrights. Some disagreement as to whether Register is a Legislative or Executive official, but main crux (which flows from this) is interpreting prior precedents like a Wilcox vis a vis equities.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 28d

JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.

2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our webinar on the Library of Congress / Copyright Office and the Constitution is available for viewing - check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHCE...

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Aug 12

This is today at 1 eastern! We'll be discussing the firing of the Librarian of Congress and Register of Copyrights.

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Aug 3

As the issue of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter's lawsuit continues over her removal, it raises con law issues us IP folks know exist but rarely confront. I'm pleased to be joining this panel on August 12 - bring your questions! fedsoc.org/events/legis...

Legislative or Executive? The Curious Case of the Library of Congress

The recent dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights by President Trump...

fedsoc.org

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Poem about Bleistein v. Donaldson from a contemporary newspaper.

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Aug 3

As the issue of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter's lawsuit continues over her removal, it raises con law issues us IP folks know exist but rarely confront. I'm pleased to be joining this panel on August 12 - bring your questions! fedsoc.org/events/legis...

Legislative or Executive? The Curious Case of the Library of Congress

The recent dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights by President Trump...

fedsoc.org

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jul 10

Video is now online - I really enjoyed moderating this conversation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM9z...

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jul 3

I'm moderating a conversation about AI training and copyright law with @mrose.ink and Regan Smith at noon eastern today - join us and bring questions!

AI Training vs. Copyright Law: Updates from the Copyright Office and the Courts

Whether AI training and generation is a fair use under copyright law puts two important American bus...

fedsoc.org

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jul 2

INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST SOP.

Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · Jul 2

INDIANA JONES AND THE INTERMINABLE FACULTY MEETING

Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Jul 2

*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jun 24

I tend to disagree on the transformation analysis but this doesn't seem like nearly the win for Anthropic some might think in practice. If downloading materials and keeping a library is infringing, we're going to see more licensing and less fair use. A similar result in Kadrey will reinforce.

Eriq Gardner @eriqgardner.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨BREAKING: Federal judge concludes that using copyrighted works to train generative A.I. is transformative and ultimately a fair use. (Nevertheless, Anthropic can’t beat the lawsuit because it pirated books for another purpose too.) First of kind ruling. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Bartz

www.documentcloud.org

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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · Jun 18

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jun 17

In DC for Law/Culture/Humanities conference at Georgetown Law - say hi if you're around!

Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jun 16

The things you find while packing...

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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · Jun 5

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jun 5

One of the weirdest things in copyright history that Utah registered copyrights after the 1870 Act moved copyright from the individual district courts to the Library of Congress. No other state or territory did this - any ideas as to why? I can guess from general history, but can anyone do better?

GovOps - ArchivesInventory of Copyright petitions from District Court (Third District), i 1870-1875, 1879.

axaemarchives.utah.gov

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Zvi S. Rosen @zvirosen.bsky.social · Jun 3

Flying to DC now - will stop in DC briefly and then head to Eastern MD for the Copyright Society annual. See some of you there!

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