June 29, 2024
Judge approves $1.5 billion settlement over AI company Anthropic's alleged use of pirated books
September 25, 2025
A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots.
Book industry divided over AI adoption, finds BISG survey
September 23, 2025
Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book Industry Study Group released in September.
Federal judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against PRH, 'NYT'
September 19, 2025
A federal judge has thrown out President Donald Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against Penguin Random House and the New York Times, which the President had filed earlier this week on the grounds of defamation, calling it "improper and impermissible in its present form."
New organization hopes to boost book reviews
September 17, 2025
Former Beacon Press director Helene Atwan and a group of other industry members have formed Viva la Book Review, a new nonprofit organization which hopes to match book reviews—and reviewers—with local media outlets amid what Atwan described as the "erosion" of book criticism.
Trump sues Penguin Random House, 'New York Times' for $15 billion
September 16, 2025
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida accusing the New York Times and its reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt, of disparagement. Penguin Random House, which published Buettner and Craig's book based on their reporting, Lucky Loser: How...
Book banners are everywhere. These lawyers are playing offense.
September 12, 2025
Mark Herron isn't exactly a media lawyer. His specialty is discrimination and employment rights, and most of his cases involve mistreatment in the workplace stemming from gender, race, or disability status. That's what made the case of Karen Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School...
Apple sued by authors for copyright infringement
September 08, 2025
Apple is the latest tech company to be hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over unauthorized training of AI models using published books. On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a lawsuit in Northern California targeting Apple's "OpenELM" large language models,...
AFSCME, cultural organizations ask court to reinforce IMLS protection
September 04, 2025
On September 3, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and a coalition of library, museum, and cultural organizations filed an amicus brief in Rhode Island v. Trump, stating their solidarity with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Twenty-one states'...
Tentative agreement reached in Anthropic copyright lawsuit
August 27, 2025
In an announcement that stunned industry veterans who remember publishing's drawn-out fair use battle with Google, Anthropic has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with attorneys representing authors and publishers in a class action lawsuit that was only approved this summer.
Attorneys general beseech R.I. judge to protect IMLS
August 25, 2025
As the calendar ticks toward September 30 and the end of fiscal 2025, at which time U.S. legislators will determine FY 2026 appropriations for public institutions, 21 states' attorneys general have asked the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island to enter a summary judgment in State of Rhode...
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