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Authors are expressing concerns that publishers and agents are claiming an disproportionately large share of settlement payments from Anthropic.

This preview highlights the diverse lineup for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, featuring prominent figures such as Lyse Doucet, David Olusoga, Anita

Authors are in dispute with publishers over the distribution of a $1.5 billion settlement from Anthropic A.I., which is paying $3,000 per pirated book used to t

The Edinburgh Book Festival featured appearances by John Grisham, who discussed his success, and Booker Prizewinner Kiran Desai, who spoke about the challenges

John Grisham discussed the threat posed by AI-generated stories to authors, noting that it costs very little to produce them, during his appearance at the Edinb

David Robinson's dispatch from the Edinburgh Book Festival highlights discussions with Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad about her book on a Wagner Group merc

The Edinburgh International Book Festival featured appearances from historian David Olusoga, crime novelist Harriet Tyce, and collaborative authors V. E. Schwab

The legality of training AI models on copyrighted books without authors' consent is a complex issue, as many authors have unknowingly contributed to AI tools th

The latest report from the Edinburgh International Book Festival covers discussions on ABBA, the Beatles, AI, and a moving account of palliative care, featuring

The Edinburgh Book Festival featured author Diana Gabaldon discussing the final book in her "Outlander" series, alongside historian Alistair Moffat and Poet Lau

Prominent authors including Philip Pullman and Maggie O'Farrell are supporting a campaign by independent booksellers urging Andy Burnham and the government to e

कैंडेरे हुरुन इंडिया वुमन लीडर्स लिस्ट 2026 में 117 प्रभावशाली भारतीय महिलाएं शामिल हैं, जिनकी कुल संपत्ति 39 लाख करोड़ रुपये है। इस सूची में 84% महिलाएं (98) स

Authors express mixed reactions to the $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright infringement ruling, with some considering the $3,100 per title payout insufficient give

A U.S. judge has approved a $1.5-billion settlement that Anthropic agreed to pay authors. The settlement addresses the use of pirated books to train Anthropic's

Bloomsbury, the publisher of Harry Potter, is set to receive a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI star

Bloomsbury Publishing is set to benefit from a $1.5 billion settlement resolving claims that Anthropic used copyrighted books without permission, with over 14,0

A US judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors regarding the use of their books in training its AI model, Claude. This decis

A judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement between Anthropic and authors, marking the largest copyright class-action settlement ever. Only 350 aut

Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action copyright lawsuit filed by authors has been approved, with over 91% of covered authors and publishers clai

Hachette and Elsevier are leading a US legal action against Google, alleging that the tech giant misused copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI model.

Authors Jess Bacon and Lucy Rose have praised the 'life-changing' BookTok revolution, which has garnered billions of views and brought viral TikTok reading comm