AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCopyright & Reprography: UAE authors and publishers get a boost as ERRA reinforces the country’s copyright ecosystem at HKBF, sharing its reprographic rights framework and pushing international cooperation with IFRRO partners. AI Copyright Fallout: A U.S. judge approved Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B settlement over pirated books used to train Claude, with about $3,000 per book ordered for affected authors and publishers. Local Publishing & Events: San Diego Comic-Con returns in strong shape for July 22–26, while a new UK horror-writing festival, Darkest Chapter, is set to debut Nov. 7 at Norwich’s Dragon Hall. Community Book Life: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art starts ticket sales Tuesday for its Sept. 22 opening, and local authors keep rolling out new releases, from Worthington’s “That Word Honor” sequel to Livermore’s thriller “To Die in Livermore.” Consumer/Tech Reading: Best Buy’s record-low Kindle Paperwhite deal is back, plus more book-and-reading promos and local library sales.
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