AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCopyright Clash in AI: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sued Anthropic in Northern California, alleging “brazen” torrenting and scraping of copyrighted books, lyrics, and sheet music to train Claude—seeking up to $150,000 per work. Publishing Politics: India’s Sonia Gandhi memoir “Belonging” is at the center of a dispute after Penguin India/PRHI says it won’t publish in India, while Congress alleges pressure to remove references to Modi, RSS, and China. Library Access Under Strain: Fullerton College ended its “Buzzy Bucks” bookstore voucher after COVID-era funds ran out, while Medford and Ashland libraries in Oregon cut Sunday hours amid rising costs. Reading Culture & Community: CollingWord returns to Collingwood Public Library Nov. 7–8, and a Kerikeri writer is in the running for a global award for YA historical fiction. Tech and Learning: Google’s “Expert Intelligence” connects Play Books with Gemini Notebook, turning e-books into study notes.
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