AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoAI & Copyright: A U.S. judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement over claims the company used pirated books to train Claude, with lawyers’ fees cut again and authors potentially receiving about $3,000 per eligible work. Publishing & Authorship: Tech-thriller writer John H. Thomas argues AI shouldn’t “become the author,” as Amazon reports show AI-generated eBooks surging. Local Reading Initiatives: Bowling Green’s 1BookBG returns for its 11th year, aiming to give every K-5 student a shared story and boost community-wide reading. Book Culture & Lists: New Zealand’s Whitcoulls Top 100 list spotlights local authors and fantasy dominance. Community Libraries: Imperial County Free Libraries will close temporarily for inventory, while other library events and author signings keep the summer reading momentum going. Book World Loss: Charles Gaines, co-writer of “Pumping Iron” and a key force in bringing bodybuilding mainstream, has died at 84.
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