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The queen Ellen Pompeo is allowing us ONE #pickme moment and then it's time to stand up 👏 TikTok video by Access Hollywood

In this clip, actress Ellen Pompeo critiques her character’s famous lines in an Access Hollywood interview: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr7aCMVj/

The queen Ellen Pompeo is allowing us ONE #pickme moment and then it's time to stand up 👏 TikTok video by Access Hollywood

#FairUseFriday Fair use memes help some movie and TV moments become iconic, like Meredith Grey’s “pick me” monologue, which was shared and quoted so often it spawned an epithet: the “pick me girl.”

🚨ICYMI: Last week, @bb.usefairuse.com spoke with the @apnews.com’s @obsoletedogma.bsky.social about the ongoing Suno and Udio settlements over copyrighted music use in AI training: apnews.com/article/suno...

What the CLEAR Act Gets Wrong — Association of Research Libraries The bipartisan Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR Act) would require anyone using a training dataset in connection with the training or release of a generative AI model to...

⚖️ What the CLEAR Act Gets Wrong

In this new ARL Views blog post, @katherinejk.bsky.social dives into the bipartisan Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR Act): www.arl.org/blog/what-th...

#AI #Copyright #CLEARAct @recreatecoalition.bsky.social

Fair Use Week 2026 - Resources - Re:Create Every year in February, Fair Use Week is celebrated across the country by creators, educators, librarians, researchers, technologists, and advocates for free expression. The week highlights the import...

Check out our Fair Use Week resource page for more information on why fair use is critical to promoting the freedom of expression and American innovation recreatecoalition.org/fair-use-wee...

Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and the Future of America’s AI Leadership - R Street Institute Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest chapter in the information revolution, and Americans are adopting the technology far more quickly than earlier internet technologies. OpenAI launched ChatGPT...

In a recent blog post, @rstreet.bsky.social's Wayne Brough argues that AI copyright debates between Hollywood and tech developers threaten U.S. AI leadership, and that courts should reinforce broad, transformative fair-use protections to ensure innovation continues. www.rstreet.org/commentary/h...

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New #FairUseWeek blog post on 3 ways #copyright law facilitates #accessibility, by @katherinejk.bsky.social!

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The blog explains how so-called “transparency” laws like the CLEAR and TRAIN Acts would undermine fair use and stifle innovation by forcing burdensome disclosures of AI training data, ultimately threatening the balance of copyright law rather than protecting the public interest.

ICYMI: Exeuctive Director @bb.usefairuse.com authored a blog for @harvardlibrary.bsky.social's Fair Use Week series.

Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and the Future of America’s AI Leadership - R Street Institute Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest chapter in the information revolution, and Americans are adopting the technology far more quickly than earlier internet technologies. OpenAI launched ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022. By January 2023, the large language model (LLM) had more than 100 million monthly users. Claude, Gemini, and open-source models such as Meta’s Llama...

Before Fair Use Week comes to a close (sigh!), I want to highlight another excellent fair use blog post, by Wayne Brough from Re:Create member @rstreet.bsky.social. Wayne is an economist by training, and his take on the doctrine through that lens is crisp and clear: www.rstreet.org/commentary/...

How Research Libraries Celebrated the 13th Annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! — Association of Research Libraries The 13th Annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use, so we thought we’d end the week with some highlights! ARL partnered...

The 13th annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use! We’re ending the week with highlights!

www.arl.org/blog/how-res...

#FairUseWeek #FairDealingWeek @recreatecoalition.bsky.social @carl-abrc.bsky.social @harvardlibrary.bsky.social

The Economic Importance of Fair Use for the Development of Generative Artificial Intelligence - CCIA Research Center

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Still seeking more on AI and fair use? @ccianet.bsky.social blog covers the crucial nature of fair use and its protections as the U.S. leads in innovation on the global stage. Without these protections, America’s creators and innovators would lose out and fall behind foreign rivals. Learn more ➡️

Fair Use in the U.S. Economy - 2025 Edition - CCIA Research Center

Want a deeper dive into how fair use boosts the U.S. Economy? Head over to @ccianet.bsky.social recently released economic report, which found that fair use industries employ 1 in 7 U.S. workers and contribute $4.9 trillion to U.S. GDP! Follow the 💰here: ccianet.org/research/rep...

As part of Fair Use Week, @arl.org Katherine Klosek penned a new blog that showcases three ways that copyright law facilitates accessibility. Check it out 👉
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On Wednesday, Re:Create Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com moderated a Congressional briefing cohosted with @arl.org that brought policy and copyright law experts together to discuss AI and fair use.

Happy Fair Use Friday during #fairuseweek! We’ve celebrated how fair use is essential to innovation & creativity, giving America a competitive edge. Check out our new one-pager explaining what fair use is, how we use it daily, and its impact on U.S. innovation! recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...

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Fair Use Week 2026 - Resources - Re:Create Every year in February, Fair Use Week is celebrated across the country by creators, educators, librarians, researchers, technologists, and advocates for free expression. The week highlights the import...

Find helpful resources on fair use and its everyday implications here:
recreatecoalition.org/fair-use-wee...

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s Congressional briefing on AI & fair use! We appreciated the thoughtful insights from policy and legal experts on the importance of fair use for AI and creativity, and we’re excited about the new allies and perspectives that emerged from the discussion 👏

Following the USCO's release of its CCB Report, Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com shared with @bloomberglaw.com's @kylejahner.bsky.social how the numbers in the report show weak demand and yields a poor return on investment ⬇️ news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/venue...

⏰HAPPENING TODAY: Don’t forget to join us & @arl.org for a Congressional briefing on AI and fair use today at 11:30am ET! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Fair Use Week (Sec. 107) Fair uses are not simply excused infringements; they are never infringements in the first place. They are implied in the grant of copyright. Fair use is integral to the fabric of the law—you can no…

Happy Fair Use Week, everyone! We love fair use. We use it every day, and you probably do, too. As a part of the Fair Use week celebrations, we are extending our series on the 50th Anniversary of the Copyright Act of 1976 to include a week of posts on Section 107 of Title 17, our fair use statute.

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Our #FairUseFriday series highlights everyday activities made possible by fair use, such as sharing clips or memes online, quoting a book in a review, using images in a school project, or searching for information online without needing permission each time. Check it out ➡️

It enables new technologies, supporting free speech, creativity, and competition, and underpinning industries that account for roughly 16% of the U.S. economy and generate $5.6 trillion in annual revenue.

Fair use is a critical right that allows the use of copyrighted material for a wide range of socially beneficial purposes.

Why are balanced copyright groups, libraries, civil libertarians, online rights advocates, start-ups and consumers celebrating fair use this week?

Participate in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! — Association of Research Libraries Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is February 23–27, 2026! This is the 13th annual celebration of the balance in copyright law, promoting further progress, and accommodating freedom of speech and expression....

Happy Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! Highlights this week include a webinar hosted by @carl-abrc.bsky.social and a congressional briefing in DC hosted by ARL & @recreatecoalition.bsky.social

Learn more: bit.ly/FUW26

What is your library planning for the week?

#FairUseWeek #FairDealingWeek

Chris is stuck abroad thanks to the snowstorm, but the rest of us are still gathering on Wednesday at the Russell Senate Office Building to talk fair use and AI and anything else y'all want to talk about! Hope to see you there!