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thenation.comPublishing Houses, Scott Turow Sue Meta Over AI Training Data Copyright
Five major publishing houses and author Scott Turow filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, alleging the company illegally used millions of copyrighted books and journal articles to train its Llama AI model. The suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan…
Financial TimesPublishers and Author File Lawsuit Against Meta Over AI Training Materials
Five major publishers and author Scott Turow filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta Platforms and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Manhattan federal court. The suit alleges Meta pirated millions of copyrighted works to train its Llama AI models. Meta denied wrongdoing and vowed to fight…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)TikTok Introduces UK's First #BookTok Bestseller List, Featuring Top 20 Titles from Female Authors
TikTok has introduced the UK's inaugural #BookTok bestseller list, combining sales data and hashtag analysis. The list features only female authors, led by Irish writer Chloe Walsh. It highlights the platform's influence on book sales, with 11 million UK sales attributed to BookT…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Fred Drasner, Co-Publisher of The Daily News in the 1990s, Dies at 83
Fred Drasner, who served as co-publisher of The New York Daily News alongside Mortimer Zuckerman during the 1990s tabloid competition, died on Saturday at his home in Wellington, Florida. He was 83, and the cause was heart failure, according to his wife, Lora Drasner. Drasner ove…
Bri / Wikimedia (Public domain)Concerns Over AI-Generated Books in Major Publishing Houses
Major publishing houses face risks of releasing books created with artificial intelligence tools. Authors and readers have expressed frustration and nervousness about this issue. Efforts are underway to address the challenges posed by AI in publishing.
Roger Gilbertson / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Paramount Skydance Launches Book Publishing Imprint Two Years After Simon & Schuster Sale
Paramount Skydance has launched a new book publishing imprint focused on content for adaptation into film and television. The initiative comes two years after Paramount Global sold Simon & Schuster to KKR. The imprint will be led by executives from Skydance and Paramount.