AI Stole His Bestselling Books. Now He's Protecting Authors Worldwide
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - OhioPen -- Kary Oberbrunner spent years writing bestselling books. Artificial intelligence stole them in seconds.

His books were among 500,000 titles allegedly used by Anthropic, Meta, and other AI developers to train large language models without authors' knowledge or permission.

"IP theft is on the rise," said Oberbrunner. "My books were stolen along with the works of hundreds of thousands of other authors. That's why we invented Instant IP. Creators deserve a simple way to protect their intellectual property before it's copied, scraped, or used to train AI."

In response, entrepreneur Kary Oberbrunner launched Protect the Book, a worldwide movement helping authors protect their intellectual property before it becomes training data for artificial intelligence.

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According to reports, hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books were collected through Library Genesis (LibGen), a massive online repository of pirated works linked to the development and training of large language models.

"When I discovered that AI had trained on my books without permission, I realized this wasn't just my story," said Oberbrunner. "It's the story of countless creators whose intellectual property is helping build billion-dollar technologies while they remain unaware."

Instant IP is a patented solution that helps creators document and protect intellectual property through blockchain-backed evidence records and cryptographically verifiable timestamps.

"Technology can copy ideas at the speed of light," said Oberbrunner. "Creators deserve protection at the speed of thought."

Unlike traditional intellectual property filings that can take months and cost thousands of dollars, Instant IP enables authors to establish ownership records for creative works in less than a minute.

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"AI might be transforming the world," Oberbrunner said. "But creators deserve transparency, attribution, compensation, and the ability to prove ownership of the ideas they spent years developing."

"Most authors think their book is a product. It's not. A book is intellectual property. It contains ideas, frameworks, stories, and insights that often represent years or decades of work."

Protect the Book seeks to raise awareness among authors, publishers, coaches, consultants, podcasters, and entrepreneurs that intellectual property is their most valuable business asset.

"We are not against artificial intelligence. We are for creator rights. Innovation and ownership should work together."

Authors can protect their first book free at https://www.instantip.today/writer/

About Kary Oberbrunner:

Kary Oberbrunner is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and co-author of You Are an IP Company. He has helped thousands of creators and organizations identify, protect, and leverage their intellectual property.