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Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Major publishers allege in federal court that Meta Platforms misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence model Llama.
Farmers’ Almanac to cease publication after 208 years
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
Judge approves $1.5B copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors
A judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors who say books were illegally pirated to train chatbots.
Stephen King testifies for government in publishing giants’ merger trial
The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House exchanged opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster.
Judge in Maryland strikes down library e-book law
A federal judge in Maryland struck down a state law requiring publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms" to libraries if they were also being offered to the public.
Apprentice House Press donates proceeds from sale of Rob Hiaasen books
Apprentice House Press has contributed the proceeds from author Rob Hiaasen’s books “Float Plan” and “Love Punch” to nonprofits promoting gun safety.
Magazine publisher Meredith succeeds focusing on women
The nation’s top publisher of magazines and websites for women has its origins in a journal sold door-to-door featuring tips to help farmers get ahead in the early 1900s.
Feds, states want Apple to revamp e-book practices
NEW YORK — The Justice Department and 33 state attorneys general on Friday said they want to prevent Apple from entering into contracts with sellers of e-books, movies, music and […]
N.Y. judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices
NEW YORK — Apple Inc. milked the popularity of its iTunes store to form an illegal cartel with publishers to raise electronic book prices, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing […]
News Corp. shareholders approve split
NEW YORK — News Corp. says its shareholders have approved a plan to split into two publicly traded companies. The company says approval came with an overwhelming majority of support. […]
News Corp. board approves split, stock buyback
LOS ANGELES — News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights […]
Lessons from the publishing world for the business world
If you keep on plugging, you’ll eventually end up exactly where you need to be.
