Category: Publishing Controversies
Getty Images Fought AI In The Courts, Lost, Then Lucratively Partnered With It: Lessons For Book Publishing
Getty fought AI in court, lost the key ruling, then built OpenAI and Perplexity licensing deals. What book publishers should learn from the pivot.
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The Iron Maiden Piracy Myth – AI and Publishing’s Missed Opportunities
The debunked Iron Maiden piracy myth resurfaces on LinkedIn. A look at what really happened, why AI fact-checking failed, and what publishers should learn.
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Why David Shelley Will Never Be AI Witchfinder General
Hachette CEO David Shelley’s caution against AI detection tools reflects hard-won wisdom from acquiring J.K. Rowling’s pseudonymous debut, The Cuckoo’s Calling.
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The Hand That Feeds: Publishing’s AI Hypocrisy Problem
Major publishers condemn AI as theft while deploying automation to cut narrator, translator, warehouse and operational jobs. TNPS examines the selective labour theory behind publishing’s AI moral framework.
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The AI Reader Has Arrived. Korea Understands the New Paradigm. Does Western Publishing?
While western publishers debate AI as existential threat, Korea’s Publishers Association president Kim Tae-heon proposed a licensed data market architecture that protects rights and builds new revenue simultaneously. The strategic divergence has consequences.
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HarperCollins and the Reading Crisis. Identify the Real Culprit. Blame the Parents. Sell More Phonics Books
HarperCollins named the reading-for-pleasure paradox — then sold parents the phonics workbooks causing it. Publishing’s biggest conflict of interest, examined.
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Malaysia Rewrites Its Book-Banning Rules. And Reminds Us The West Has Them Too
Malaysia’s Home Ministry moves to reform its book-banning process. A reminder that every country censors — the question is how transparently.
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Netflix, Manga, AI and the Publishing Industry’s Ministry of Truth
From comics to Netflix to AI: how publishing’s cycle of panic and embrace tells us everything about the industry’s future. A TNPS deep-dive.
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TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 6: The RODE Revolution: Why the Easiest Time in History to Create Is Also the Best Time to Be a Publisher
Why AI makes human curation the future of publishing.
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TNPS Analysis: Four Moves, One Strategy: What Harlequin’s AI Microdrama Deal Is Really About
Harlequin’s Dashverse deal is the fourth act in a deliberate AI pivot. TNPS traces the strategy – and what it means for every publisher with a back-catalogue.
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When “Cease and Desist” Means “Cease and Think Twice”
A Medium post by Carl Müller Frøland raises important questions about how broad, unspecific legal threats can function as prior restraint – silencing criticism before it reaches the public domain.
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TNPS 2025 Story of the Year Part 5: From Understanding to Action – Your Publishing House’s AI Roadmap
Your publishing house’s AI roadmap: slush pile triage, translation, metadata, narration. Freemium tools, real ROI examples. Start tomorrow morning.
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