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authorship

[aw-ther-ship] / ˈɔ θərˌʃɪp /


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And a culture of callouts, scandals, and fear may prevent media and publishing from wrestling with much thornier questions of authorship.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Horror-novel fans had speculated online for months about the book’s authorship, and in January Pangram CEO Max Spero stepped in to validate the chatter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

UK company Books by People agrees there needs to be a trusted standard for how human authorship should be disclosed.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

But the use of AI in cinema has prompted thorny legal questions over intellectual property and the very notion of authorship, at a time when legislation is only just beginning to grapple with the subject.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

His lasting fame, indeed immortality, derived from his authorship of the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776, but few Americans knew about that role in 1790.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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