{"id":760,"date":"2025-06-23T11:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/?p=760"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:37:41","slug":"june-copyright-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/06\/june-copyright-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"June Copyright Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grab your favourite iced latte and settle in, because it&#8217;s time for our &#8220;June Copyright Reads&#8221;! This month, we&#8217;re serving up a fresh batch of the most intriguing, mind-bending, and occasionally hilarious developments from the copyright universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[760]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_830041749-2048x1148.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you thought intellectual property was just stuffy old textbooks, think again! With AI shaking up everything from how books get written to whether a President can boss around the Copyright Office (spoiler: it&#8217;s complicated!), this isn&#8217;t your grandma&#8217;s legal roundup. So, whether you&#8217;re a seasoned legal eagle, a budding creative, or just someone who enjoys a good head-scratcher with their summer reading, get ready to dive into the cases, controversies, and clever solutions shaping the future of creativity. Let&#8217;s dig in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgerights21.org\/news-story\/slovenia-adopts-spr\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Secondary Publishing Rights Adopted in Slovenian Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patentlyo.com\/patent\/2025\/05\/perlmutter-president-copyright.html?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Perlmutter v. Trump: Does the President Control the Copyright Office?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/2025\/05\/15\/understanding-cc-licenses-and-ai-training-a-legal-primer\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Understanding CC Licenses and AI Training: A Legal Primer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/05\/20\/nx-s1-5405022\/fake-summer-reading-list-ai?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/fantasy-novel-ai-prompt-copy-style?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Readers Annoyed When Fantasy Novel Accidentally Leaves AI Prompt in Published Version, Showing Request to Copy Another Writer&#8217;s Style<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/22\/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Anthropic\u2019s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euipo.europa.eu\/en\/news\/euipo-releases-study-on-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-copyright\">EUIPO releases study on generative artificial intelligence and copyright<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/southcentre\/research-paper-cross-border-enforcement-of-copyright-a-special-emphasis-on-court-decisions-and-arbitral-awards?e=6772297de3&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Cross-Border Enforcement of Copyright: A Special Emphasis on Court Decisions and Arbitral Awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifla.org\/news\/realising-potential-supporting-users-ifla-statement-on-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwV1hRUkJPUkFGb0t4UUpIRAEeJt-py-Th_lz83HzW8gZWgDndA_q7alHbHSe2bzw48tkYZs9OX70SuKT9pZg_aem_pVxXA2nMfbA_n2riZOZswA&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Realising potential, supporting users: IFLA Statement on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/the-weekend-essay\/will-the-humanities-survive-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/midlandsinnovation.org.uk\/latest\/events\/open-research-week\/\">Midlands Innovation Open Research Week Recordings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy8dzv3vp5jo\">New species of dinosaur discovered that &#8216;rewrites&#8217; T.rex family tree<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/06\/12\/disney-and-universal-sue-ai-firm-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement\">Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medianama.com\/2025\/06\/223-ai-copyright-copyright-act-68th-anniversary\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Is India\u2019s Copyright Act Ready for AI-Related Challenges?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jun\/09\/stability-ai-getty-lawsuit-copyright?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">London AI firm says Getty copyright case poses \u2018overt threat\u2019 to industry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2025\/06\/07\/seminar-copyright-and-generative-ai\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Copyright and Generative AI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/walledculture.org\/trumps-war-on-knowledge-requires-re-inventing-academic-publishing-as-diamond-open-access\/\">Trump\u2019s war on knowledge requires re-inventing academic publishing as diamond open access<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.europeana.eu\/post\/share-your-views-about-ai-and-digital-cultural-heritage?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Share your views about AI and digital cultural heritage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiarismtoday.com\/2025\/06\/09\/google-wins-copyright-dismissal-in-textbook-piracy-case\/\">Google Wins Copyright Dismissal in Textbook Piracy Case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2025\/may\/30\/taylor-swift-buys-back-master-recordings-taylors-versions?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20has%20bought%20back,all%20in%20the%20past%20now.\">Taylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a64938535\/ford-mustang-eleanor-gone-in-60-seconds-ruling\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Ford Mustang &#8216;Eleanor&#8217; from Gone in 60 Seconds Can&#8217;t Be Copyrighted<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/ai\/how-much-information-do-llms-really-memorize-now-we-know-thanks-to-meta-google-nvidia-and-cornell\/\">How much information do LLMs really memorize? Now we know, thanks to Meta, Google, Nvidia and Cornell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/ai-copyright-political-nightmare-labour-uk-models-tech\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">How AI and copyright turned into a political nightmare for Labour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureknowledge.transistor.fm\/\">Future Knowledge &#8211; Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2025\/05\/extraordinarily-expensive-costs-force-getty-to-pick-its-ai-legal-battles\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">It\u2019s too expensive to fight every AI copyright battle, Getty CEO says<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/ai-napster-moment-1236232248\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">AI\u2019s Napster Moment May Be Next<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/on.ft.com\/4421mQJ\">Barbie-maker Mattel partners with OpenAI to make AI child\u2019s play<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[760]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_398791611-2048x683.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the days stretch longer and the sun shines brighter, we hope these reads spark some interesting conversations. Happy summer holidays, and may your break be filled with inspiring ideas and well-deserved relaxation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay cool, Copycats! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[760]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_761662688-2048x1170.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab your favourite iced latte and settle in, because it&#8217;s time for our &#8220;June Copyright Reads&#8221;! 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