Meta says it's okay to feed copyrighted books into its AI model because they...
Meta has been accused of illegally using copyrighted material to train its AI models — and the tech giant's defense is pretty thin.
View ArticleAs industry demands AI licensing frameworks, emerging tech can help
As generative AI continues to reshape content discovery and consumption, industry leaders are increasingly advocating for licensing frameworks that protect creators while enabling technological...
View ArticleShakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
It has long been assumed that William Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway was less than happy. He moved to London to pursue his theatrical career, leaving her in Stratford-upon-Avon and...
View ArticleIowa looks to appeal injunction blocking book banning law
The legal back-and-forth over Iowa Senate File 496 continues with attorneys representing the state defendants filing a motion challenging the March 25 decision by U.S. District Court judge Stephen...
View ArticleLiterary advocates condemn Florida book banning bill
A coalition of literary organizations, anti-censorship advocacy groups, and Florida education stakeholders has formally opposed Florida House Bill 1539, legislation they claim would significantly...
View ArticleThe Young Publishers Association is nurturing the industry's next generation
For young people in publishing, many conversations with industry veterans invoke mentions of the "good old days," a bygone era of long lunches and lavish parties. Today, newcomers navigate a very...
View ArticleALA and AFSCME prepare their case for IMLS
On the eve of an April 30 motion hearing on the future of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, attorneys for the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and...
View ArticleJudge grants IMLS a temporary reprieve in 'ALA v. Sonderling'
The American Library Association and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on Thursday were granted a "narrow" temporary restraining order (TRO) against further action...
View ArticleNEA literary grants terminated, staff depart as Trump proposes eliminating...
On May 2, the National Endowment for the Arts terminated or rescinded grants already awarded in the 2025 fiscal year to a number of cultural institutions, including several nonprofit publishers and...
View ArticleR.I. district court grants preliminary injunction in IMLS case
In welcome news for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two more federal agencies targeted for dismantling by a presidential executive order, the District Court of Rhode Island has...
View ArticleTrump abruptly fires librarian of Congress in latest purge of government
Donald Trump abruptly fired the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican US president...
View ArticleAuthors speak out against failed US book festival: 'shattered badges and...
In the days leading up to the A Million Lives book festival, things already seemed amiss. Grace Marsceau, the event organizer, messaged an attending author that the DJ was in the hospital and the...
View ArticlePublishers prepare for battle with big tech over AI
Protection of copyright has always been a top priority for the Association of American Publishers, and that point was driven home again during the organization's annual meeting held via Zoom on May 8....
View ArticleTrump reportedly fires head of US copyright office after release of AI report
The Trump administration reportedly fired the head of the US copyright office over the weekend – within days of the dismissed official having published a report about how the development of artificial...
View ArticleFederal judge in Rhode Island orders halt to IMLS dismantling
Ruling decisively in favor of 21 states' attorneys general, Rhode Island district court judge John J. McConnell Jr. formally ordered a halt on May 13 to a presidential executive order dismantling the...
View ArticleFaith leaders denounce US book burning as hate-fuelled intimidation
A group of faith leaders in Ohio denounced a recent alleged hate crime in the state, in which a man burned books belonging to a public library. The destroyed books were on Jewish, African American and...
View ArticleAuthors guild sues NEH over grant terminations
Yesterday, the Authors Guild filed a class action lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Humanities and officials within the Department of Government Efficiency, opposing the termination of...
View ArticleIt may be too late for rural libraries to weather the IMLS storm
Beth Anderson, director of the Burnsville Public Library in West Virginia, can throw a rock from the library's front door and just about hit the interstate. While the mountainous region has...
View ArticleChicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that...
Illinois' prominent Chicago Sun-Times newspaper has confirmed that a summer reading list, which included several recommendations for books that don't exist, was created using artificial intelligence...
View ArticleFired copyright chief sues in federal court to get job back
Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.
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