Online, your fiction and your articles are copied, pasted and scraped every day by artificial intelligence bots.

Copyright exists on paper, but against AI it does not protect you on its own: European law allows AI bots to mine texts, unless the author objects in an explicit, machine-readable way. Without that signal, your writing is used to train models without your consent and without a cent in return.

This is exactly where Panodyssey comes in. Self-published authors, bloggers and creators of written content need to protect their work, prove their authorship and prepare for the future. By building a catalogue of texts whose rights are clearly declared, they lay the groundwork for future payment from the tech giants that run these AIs.

Modelled on SACEM, for the written word

To understand Panodyssey's role, look at music. In France, SACEM (the music rights society, comparable to ASCAP or PRS) first protects authors who register their works. Only after that registration can payment happen. The law sets the framework, tech companies must respect it, and SACEM acts on behalf of the creators who have chosen it.

The Panodyssey Notice 2.1 applies the same logic to writing.

When you publish a text on Panodyssey for the first time and activate the Notice 2.1, you generate metadata that links the text to your identity from its very first appearance on the web. Your publication and your choices are dated, recorded and archived by Panodyssey in its register: you hold dated, certified proof of your authorship.

Activating the Notice then lets you set your terms for AI models. You decide whether algorithms may use your writing, and on what conditions: no AI, every AI, or only the ones you choose, against payment. This is a direct application of European law (Directive 2019/790), and ignoring it exposes offenders to copyright infringement claims.

The 3 pillars of the Notice 2.1

In a few clicks, the Notice 2.1 gives you three levers:

1. Prove that you are the original author of a text, with dated, certified proof.
2. Protect that text by deciding how AIs may use it.
3. Prepare for the future by stating the financial terms under which your writing may be used.

The big North American platforms, whether Substack, Medium or Wattpad, offer at best a simple block on AI bots. None of them lets you choose AI by AI, keep dated proof of your choices, or get paid if you allow your texts to be used.

A recognised European technology

More than 100 authors adopted the Notice within a few weeks, including crime novelist Daniel Muriot, Jackie H with her Legend of Luxembourg saga, and Gabriel Dax with his horror series Bathyan. Developed within the European CREA Trust AI consortium, backed by the European Commission's Creative Europe programme, and recognised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), this technology is already looking ahead: a new version is in development to cover how AI assistants use texts, such as summaries and quotations in their answers.

The Notice also goes beyond the platform itself: it is now available as a pilot for publishers and websites that need to protect their written content.

How to fit it into your workflow (Substack, Medium…)

Panodyssey does not replace your current tools: it complements them and becomes the starting point of your publishing flow.

1. Step 1: publish your text on Panodyssey first, to activate the Notice 2.1 and date your rights in its register.
2. Step 2: once the text is protected, share it on Substack, Medium or social media to reach your audience, without giving up the value of your catalogue.

"France is a country that protects authors and knows how to innovate in intellectual property for the digital age. Proof of that: I founded Qobuz at the height of online music piracy, more than 20 years ago. Using the Panodyssey Notice means using a copyright protection tool built by a French company, for authors, within a European framework that protects creators. You have to understand digital security, keep up with how the law evolves, and listen to independent creators. Their message is clear: they want to be respected and valued." — Alexandre Leforestier, founder of Qobuz and Panodyssey

Take action

Whether you are an independent author, a blogger or a publisher, don't wait for your texts to be scraped without your knowledge. The Panodyssey Security plan costs €6 a month, and you can try it for free with your first publication. Activate your Notice 2.1 now on Panodyssey to take back control of your writing and join the creators shaping tomorrow's digital economy.