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Nicole Paton

Nicole Paton

@nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social

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Law student | Long-time writer | Obsessed with indie publishing, oppression and social/economic inequality

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 11d

10th October - How AI Scraping Works and What Writers Can Do About it

20th October - How to Protect your Data from AI Scraping (Metadata Monitoring and More)

30th October - A Case Study on Authors v AI

Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Happy autumn! I’m chuffed that I can wear my rather excessive array of cardigans again!

Currently drowning in brand new legal studies, but managed to schedule October posts, so if you like the look of anything below, make sure to tune into The Writer’s Rights!

#iplaw #authorsrights #writers

The Writer's Rights | Nicole Paton | Substack

The Writer's Rights is a behind-the-scenes pass for writers, artists and creators to gain some insight into the world of intellectual property and how to protect what is theirs - written by a soon-to-...

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 18d

What i keep circling back to is exactly what the intrinsic value of a book is.

The value of the story itself, the value that a human crafted it... and of course, the knowledge of that. A combo?

That's one of the thoughts that unsettles me most when it comes to AI and literature.

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 20d

Just published a new article for The Writer’s Rights: Should an AI-generated or AI-assisted book be eligible to win literary awards?

#AI is changing how we write, but how do we recognise #authorship and #creativity when a machine has helped create the work? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Should An AI-Written or AI-Assisted Book Be Eligible To Win A Literary Award?

A Joint Case Study on The Land of Machine Memories by Professor Shen Yang and Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 19d

Should an AI-generated book ever take home a literary prize?
Or would that be like giving a marathon medal to someone on a motorbike?

Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 20d

Just published a new article for The Writer’s Rights: Should an AI-generated or AI-assisted book be eligible to win literary awards?

#AI is changing how we write, but how do we recognise #authorship and #creativity when a machine has helped create the work? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Should An AI-Written or AI-Assisted Book Be Eligible To Win A Literary Award?

A Joint Case Study on The Land of Machine Memories by Professor Shen Yang and Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · 29d

The sheer amount of AI-generated content being perpetuated and even promoted online is creating a trust problem between readers and authors.

And I think this trust problem could be solved with just 1 simple declaration: 👇

#writers #writingcommunity #thewritersrights #writingandai

Human-Created and AI-Assisted Declaration Templates

It Might be Time for Us to Put a Stamp of Authenticity on our Creativity.

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's so much fun to #write confrontation - especially in a #dystopia run on a #tarot based religion!

The Old-World Carnival Queen

An Encounter in the The Triple World

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 10

Can AI write your book? Sure.
But can you OWN it? That depends on where you live.

US: “No copyright without human authorship.”
UK: “Technically yes (for now).”

Click on the link to see The Writer's Rights' analysis, and don't forget to subscribe if you like what you read!

#Copyright #AI #Writing

Can AI Write Your Book? Sure. But Who Owns It?

A Look into Ownership - Man vs Machine

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 8

Can you tell the difference between #AI writing and a human writing?

Don't forget to subscribe if you like what you read!

#humancreativity #fiction #substack

Or AI VS ME? Which is Which?

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 5

#TaylorSwift (love her or hate her, bet you’ve heard of her) didn’t just rewrite #music history, she rewrote #copyright strategy. Here’s what #indieauthors can learn from her playbook!

Subscribe to #thewritersrights if you like what you read!

What Taylor Swift Can Teach Indie Authors About Copyright

A Case Study on Copyright in Contracts

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 3

And here is the third and final instalment of my weird little #parody! #bubbles

A Bacterial Dystopian Parody (not a very subtle one) - Part 3: The Bubble

How will Herb handle the bubble-worshippers?

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Copyright isn’t just for superstars. Find out how Taylor Swift’s battle for her masters can help indie authors protect their words.

#indieauthors #taylorswift #iplaw #creativecontrol

What Taylor Swift Can Teach Indie Authors About Copyright

A Case Study on Copyright in Contracts

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 29

A Bacterial Dystopian Parody (not a very subtle one) - Part 2/3: The Bigwigs

Herb meets Chancellor Shitler and Vice Chancellor Grump... I told you my parody-ing skills weren't subtle!

#fiction #substack #parody #dystopia

A Bacterial Dystopian Parody (not a very subtle one) - Part 2/3: The Bigwigs

Poor Herb's not sure what's hit him...

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 27

Creators throw the word #copyright around in a similar fashion to Trump throwing around his favourite word, tariff. We’re loud, we’re vague and we’re full of confidence when it comes to our #creative copyright. But unlike Trump and his tariffs, copyright has real rules about who you can go after.

What Copyright Protects + What It Doesn't

And Where Writers Sometimes Get It Wrong

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Want to support #indieauthors?
Fancy a un-put-down-able read?
Check out my #review of Sarah Painter's The Ward Witch and see if it's for you!
Make sure to subscribe to Rusalka Books if you want more #indiebook reviews and recs!

The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter

A Rusalka Books Review

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Meet my friends B and G!

Read about what happened when B stole G's story idea...

Don't forget to subscribe to The Writer's Rights if you want to learn more about how to protect your own creative work.

#copyright #iplaw #writers #authors #creators #creativerights #thewritersrights

What Copyright Protects + What It Doesn't

And Where Writers Sometimes Get It Wrong

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Am I overreacting here?

A new streaming platform called Showrunner has been dubbed the 'Netflix of AI.'

#ai #creators #tech

Could AI Take Over the Film and Streaming Industries and Eventually Replace Hollywood?

Showrunner (a New Streaming Platform) is Being Dubbed ‘The Netflix of AI’

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Meet Herb!

Herb is not ready to meet what lives at the bottom of his old, slightly mouldy coffee cup...

#shortstory #fiction #parody #substack #dystopia

A Bacterial Dystopian Parody (not a very subtle one) - Part 1/3: Rita

Inspired by Seth MacFarlene’s Family Guy (the episode where Peter refuses to wash one of his hands and the bacteria becomes so advanced that a tiny nation grows on it) and Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 13

IMPORTANT - read the sentence below in an overly dramatic American movie trailer voice:

In a world where disease is transferable and health can be bought, can one man change the very fabric of society and topple the social hierarchy?

(Okay, voice off.)

Read the #review and see if it's for you!

Transference by Ian Patterson

A Rusalka Books Review

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Meet my friends B and G!

Read about what happened when B stole G's story idea...

Don't forget to subscribe to The Writer's Rights if you want to learn more about how to protect your own creative work.

#copyright #iplaw #writers #authors #creators #creativerights #thewritersrights

What Copyright Protects + What It Doesn't

And Where Writers Sometimes Get It Wrong

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 8

Am I overreacting here?

A new streaming platform called Showrunner has been dubbed the 'Netflix of AI.'

#ai #creators #tech

Could AI Take Over the Film and Streaming Industries and Eventually Replace Hollywood?

Showrunner (a New Streaming Platform) is Being Dubbed ‘The Netflix of AI’

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

Should AI-generated books be eligible for literary prizes?

I'm working on an essay about an AI-generated book winning second place in a sci-fi writing competition and would love to hear other people's thoughts on this!

#writers #ai #writingethics

Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Jul 31

If another author copied your cover, would you confront them? Stay silent? Or lawyer up?

Take a look at this incredibly polite, intrinsically British case study involving Richard Osman and Dawn French.

#bookdesign #bookcovers #writingcommunity #publishing

What Can You Do When Another Author Copies Your Book Cover?

Case Study: What Happened When Dawn French and Richard Osman’s Book Covers Looked Too Alike? (Short Answer: Nothing)

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Nicole Paton @nicolepatonwriter.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ever seen your book cover “borrowed” by another author?

On The Writer’s Rights, I wade into the murky waters of book cover copying.

This one’s for the indies, the trads, and everyone stuck with a suspiciously familiar cover twin.

#writersrights #bookcovers #copyright #indieauthors #publishing

What Can You Do When Another Author Copies Your Book Cover?

Case Study: What Happened When Dawn French and Richard Osman’s Book Covers Looked Too Alike? (Short Answer: Nothing)

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