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I love finding the makeshift bookmarks of previous owners in secondhand books.
I really had to fight off* the compulsion to waste hours scouring the internet for the film the ticket holder saw decades ago...

*Fought but lost: The Quiet Man (1952), directed by John Ford (Victor McLaglen Marathon)

Websites: "Verify you're a human... No, try again... No, try again... You must verify you're a real person."

The same websites: "You can only make a complaint via Billy, our AI assistant, who will connect you to one of our customer support operatives, Misha, who seems to be an attractive human but is in fact a bot"

The things you can find online...
A complete, open matte 35mm print of The Shining.
Below: The standard widescreen release vs the uncropped, open matte print.
#cinema

So, my post about a phishing attempt was replied to by someone/a bot attempting the exact same phishing attempt.

Not had a phishing attempt on here before.

"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."

Win win.
I just registered my name & book details with the appropriate law firm.

Check if your book/article/paper is on the list here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

If it is, go here:
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned

#authors #books #AI

Now do Meta...
#AI

"#Anthropic Settles Major AI Copyright Suit Brought by Authors"

Precedent set?
Both of my #Scarfolk books were downloaded and pirated from the LibGen 'shadow library'.
Compensation would be nice.
Anyone aware of other class-action lawsuits I can join, or have any other legal pointers?

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/anthropic-settles-major-ai-copyright-suit-brought-by-authors

#AI