Category: USA
US Head of Copyright Fired. Just How Close Are We to a Trump Executive Order Declaring Fair Use for AI Companies?
The dismissal of the head of US copyright amid high-profile legal cases and potential executive interventions, rams home the urgent need for a measured, strategic response. Forget the soundbites and the posturing. This is serious.
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Two Roads Diverged in the AI Woods: American Pragmatism vs. British Bluster
So the AAP presented the court with a series of existing (AI publishing) deals – over 65 examples, collectively valued at $2.5 billion, with projections soaring to $30 billion over the next decade.
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Waking Up to a Global Market: The Digital Revolution in Publishing
Publishers must recognise that the digital age demands a reorganisation and reimagining of anachronistic frameworks created in another era for another era.Publishers must recognise that the digital age demands a reorganisation and reimagining of anachronistic frameworks created in another era for another era.
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STM is among the latest to file an amicus brief in the Kadrey v. Meta copyright lawsuit
Until such time as the legal position is settled by a Judge in each case, the emotive use of terms like theft and purloined and stolen remain subjective accusations, not statements of proven fact.
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Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic in the News, but the Existential Threat Looming Over Publishing is the Trump Executive Order
Be careful what we wish for. The possibility of an executive order granting broad exemptions to AI companies from copyright claims poses an existential threat to the publishing industries as they currently operate.
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USA – Bowker and IndieCommerce Boost Independent Bookstore Digital Sales With Book2look. A Global Perspective
Book2look has already generated over 250 million views, demonstrating its effectiveness.
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HarperCollins Says 23% of Consumer Revenues from Digital as Print Sales Decline. Mostly sound numbers, but are the strategies sound?
CEO Brian Murray admits to an over-reliance on non-fiction (by which he means celebrity and politician books). Brian, you seriously have only just come to that conclusion?
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Everand’s State of Reading Report 2025 Is A Little Self-Serving But Still Insightful. But Avoid The Images!
If the intention was to give AI imagery a bad name, you nailed it.
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USA – Restoring Louisiana’s Heritage Languages
Diving into the diverse history, language, and folklore of Louisiana Creoles.
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TokyoPop and Mattel Partner for Manga-Style Barbie and Hot Wheels Graphic Novels
As a teacher now, I know most kids would rather read a real novel about toys and TV characters they know and love, than a poorly ghostwritten kids’ story fronted by a TV celebrity their parents like.
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USA – Authors Guild Federal Court Victory: Arkansas Book Ban Declared Unconstitutional
“When we allow broad restrictions like Act 372, we don’t just silence authors – we deny readers, particularly young people, the opportunity to see themselves and understand others through literature” – Mary Rasenberger.
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PW special edition on ‘Printing and Paper Suppliers’ scheduled for February
Hopefully we’ll get some insights into how AI is helping transform the print and paper sectors, but this report will also come just as the new Trump tariffs will, for better or worse, be impacting the world.
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