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CopyrightU.K. Creative Industries Call for an AI Regulatory Framework
In a new report on the harm done to creative professionals by generative AI development, the Society of Authors and other trade associations are demanding new regulations to compel tech giants to respect copyright and remunerate authors and artists.
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Content / e-books
IPG Teams with Beat Technology for D2C E-books, Audiobooks
Distribution affiliates of Independent Publishers Group will now be able to sell e-books and audiobooks directly to readers through the Norway-based white-label app provider’s first U.S. platform, Shelf.
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Content / e-books
Can AI-Enhanced E-books Be Made Ethically? This Startup Thinks So
Lixandria, a new digital reading platform, will offer AI-powered enhancements to e-books developed with the permission of rights holders while offering fair compensation to authors and publishers, says founder Eric Shashoua.
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Copyright
Sage Agrees to Send New Email to Authors Concerning Anthropic Deal
After sending a missive that the Textbook & Academic Authors Association said misled authors about how much of the settlement proceeds they could receive, Sage Publishing has agreed to correct its original message.
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Content / e-books
OverDrive Sues OpenAI Over Sora App
The digital distributor to schools and libraries is charging the AI company with trademark infringement related to its new text-to-video app Sora, which has the same name and a “confusingly similar visual identity” as an app OverDrive launched in 2018.
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Content / e-books
Spotify Adds Audiobooks in Four More Countries
Spotify has launched audiobooks in the Nordic nations of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, bringing its model to one of the world’s most mature digital audio markets.
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Copyright
Anthropic Judge Slams Efforts to Have Authors Opt Out of Settlement
An attempt by a law firm to convince authors to opt out of the $1.5 billion class action settlement reached with Anthropic met with fierce resistance by presiding judge William Alsup in a November 13 hearing.
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Copyright
New Report Examines Writers’ Attitudes toward AI
A study commissioned by the Gotham Ghostwriters and Bernoff.com found that while 61% of professional writers are embracing AI tools, authors, specifically fiction authors, are much more wary.
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Copyright
Authors’ Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI Moves Ahead
A New York judge dismissed an attempt by OpenAI to throw out a class action lawsuit that consolidates suits from a number of authors charging the company with copyright infringement.
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Content / e-books
AI Translation Race Accelerates
Two startups, GlobeScribe and Ailaysa, target backlist, “low-resource” languages, and the 98% of all books never translated.
