To the average consumer, local news may seem…local – but in reality, a few hedge funds – many of which have little knowledge or interest in supporting local journalism – and large media conglomerates own and operate most of the newsrooms shaping local headlines. In 2022, Re:Create published a blog post revealing the unparalleled influence of just three major media…

With the introduction of link tax legislation on the state and federal levels in recent years, such as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), Re:Create is sharing its  perspective on why this legislation should not return, and highlighting what its members and allies are saying in opposition.  Originally introduced in 2021 and reintroduced in 2023, the JCPA was promoted…

Creator Economy: The Creator Economy is made up of independent creators who make a living by releasing videos, music, journalism, podcasts, and other forms of creative work online, leveraging platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Substack, Instagram, SoundCloud, and Twitch to reach audiences without transferring their copyrights to traditional intermediaries like publishers, record labels, and movie studios. In 2024, the creator economy…

In their recent copyright complaint against Perplexity, the clever litigators representing Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster used the definition of “plagiarize” as one of their examples of alleged infringement. The bit of seeming irony worked; some outlets even relied on fair use to include a copy of the exhibit in their reporting. (Indeed, it’s at least two layers of fair use—first…

Two items in this week’s copyright news show how the remedies in copyright law are wildly out of whack: Anthropic’s unprecedented settlement payment, and Rick Beato’s impossible uphill fight against Universal Music Group. We’ve commented at length on the Anthropic settlement in a statement and blog post, but it bears re-re-repeating that the most important factor in this saga is the statutory damages regime…

The U.S. Copyright Office announced on Tuesday, September 2, that Robert Kasunic, Associate Register and Director of Registration Policy and Practice, has left the Office after 25 years of service. On behalf of the Re:Create Coalition, we congratulate Kasunic on his retirement from federal service and thank him for the vital work he’s done for the copyright community throughout his…

Earlier this month, Anthropic reached a settlement agreement with a group of authors who had sued the company for using their works to train its AI models. The copyright cartel celebrated the deal, and some suggested it was proof that AI training requires a license. That framing obscures a key fact: Anthropic had already won on the question of whether…

In June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. This landmark case will determine under what circumstances internet providers can be held liable for subscriber piracy. A jury had initially ruled against Cox, handing down a $1 billion verdict in favor of Sony and other record labels. However, an appeals court later…