Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges

iStock A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges…

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Guest Post — The Third Time is NOT the Charm: Who Will Own How AI Participates in Scholarship? - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today's guest post warns the community that, in the AI era, we cannot keep building the pieces that lay the foundation and letting someone else own what gets built on top of it.

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Wiley’s Acquisition of Emerald: Some observations from Copim - Copim

Copim reflects on Wiley’s acquisition of Emerald and the issues of scale and corporate consolidation in academic publishing.

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Copyright and Scientific Research in Europe: Why Harmonisation of Research Exceptions Remains an Illusion

For more than two decades, European copyright policy has pursued the goal of harmonisation. Successive directives have sought to establish a common framework for copyright protection and limitations a...

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The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science

As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...

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AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

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Artists need copyright plus in the age of AI

Copyright law has long served owners and technology companies more effectively than creators. AI licensing now makes the case for stronger protection for artists.

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AI has captured a third of research discovery. Study sets out actions required for publishers to make content visible via new channels.

Understanding how AI changes discovery is no longer optional. This report gives scholarly publishers and platforms insights, actionable recommendations and a strategic roadmap.

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ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’

A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.” It also plans to ...

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Open Humanities Press– Publishing Activism within/without a Toxic University

A scholar led open access publishing collective

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Ed Husic says weakening copyright to benefit AI companies would betray Labor party’s ethos

Labor MP says ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’ was a founding principle of the ALP as media union calls for tougher new rules on AI use of creative work

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A 60-year-old law could decide if Australia gets billions in AI investments

Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia's ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio.

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I’m Ready for an All-Digital Gaming Future. Just Don’t Take Away My Ownership Rights

A digital-only gaming landscape shouldn't give publishers unlimited control over what we actually own. Physical media may die, but our rights should live forever.

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Rise of AI requires focus on research ‘provenance’, study says - Research Professional News

Leaders must ensure artificial intelligence “supports trustworthy, reproducible and reliable research”, expert warns

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Artist fighting Temu to reclaim her mosaic design

A South Australian artist is fighting drop-ship company Temu over its selling of her mosaic design on rugs. But how did the artwork get there in the first place?

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Making scientific knowledge free for all

Publishing and having access to scientific articles is an expensive business for research institutions. Fortunately, there are content providers out there who deliver rigorous material that’s free of charge.

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LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests

An AI detection company found that amount of AI content that users actually see in their day-to-day browsing is shockingly high.

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Copyright challenges in open-source AI development in the European Union – Open Future

The EU wants to build digital sovereignty through open source AI, yet its own copyright rules stand in the way. A study of eight European initiatives maps the resulting legal friction and proposes sol...

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7.30: Wednesday 1/7/2026

Australian musicians are fighting against the rise of AI. Moscow has been attacked by swarms of Ukrainian drones and missiles. Plus Sarah Ferguson interviews Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.

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Investors sue Adobe execs over AI copyright statements

The investors claim the former CEO and other high-ranking officers reassured them the company did not train AI models on copyrighted material, but later Adobe admitted to using copyrighted works.

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Universities are not safe places to work

Overwork, extreme stress, and a lack of physical safety is underpinned by active hostility to academic staff in general - and union activists in particular.

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