AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI & Publishing Law: A US judge tossed a freelance artist’s claims that Hachette Book Group used AI to make derivative book covers for Sandra Brown, saying the plaintiff didn’t show substantial similarity. EU Copyright Pressure: France’s competition watchdog ordered Meta to resume talks with major publisher groups and hand over financial data to calculate copyright payments, affecting 1,100+ French titles. Voter Rolls Fight: A legal analysis argues the federal NVRA requires states to make voter registration records public, challenging state secrecy laws. Literary Culture & Travel: Hilton opened Skáld Akureyri in northern Iceland, a design-led hotel built around Icelandic storytelling and literary references. Books & Authors: Haruki Murakami released “The Tale of Kaho,” his first novel in about three years. Publishing Community: An Inky Eyes comic reading event in Austin-style format shows comics moving from page to performance. History in Print: A new British Museum-backed book documents the 30-year ID of a 1633 shipwreck loaded with 400 gold coins.
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