An article on Medium is warning of “a widespread, fast-growing form of Internet fraud directly targeting authors — especially self-published, indie, and late-career writers.”
If you receive a “friendly” email congratulating you on your book, followed by another email asking you to pay an “administration”, “spotlight”, “honorarium contribution”, or “coordination fee”, it is a scam. Don’t fall for their claim you are missing a “valuable opportunity.”
By Kim Pawlak
While class members await United States District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin’s approval of the final settlement in the landmark $1.5 billion copyright infringement class action Bartz v. Anthropic, class attorney Rohit Nath, a partner at Susman Godfrey, said class members can reach out to the claims administrator for a report on their claim. That report, he said, includes “any other parties that have filed claims on their work and the requested percentages.”
By John Bond
Video: Watch it. Love it. Ignore it. Hate it. Dread it. Sick of it. Fear it. Resent it. You have your choice.
I have been speaking and advocating for video content for over ten years. For this blog and at annual conference I have advocated for video, so if you have heard this tune before, please give me a moment. So much is happening, I need space to update you on several topics.
By Kim Pawlak
On July 2, 2026, a class action lawsuit was filed against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg on behalf of textbook authors whose copyrighted textbooks were used without authorization or compensation to train its large language model (LLM), Llama.
By Dr. Noelle Sterne
Q: I’m at the point of choosing a dissertation topic—and panicked. How do I pick the right one?
—Top(ic)less
A: No need to panic, but it is a big decision. And with more implications than you might think.
Occupational Health and Safety: Measuring Safety Performance by Amna S. Imamshah distills peer-reviewed research into a practical, academically rigorous guide to what we should measure in occupational safety, why it matters, and how to measure it effectively.
