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Bowker Rejoins ISNI Global Identification Effort
The ISNI International Agency, which provides tools to identify millions of contributors of creative works and those active in their distribution, has announced that Bowker, the ISBN services compan...
Who Owns AI Output? Why Recent Cases Against OpenAI Could Redefine Copyright
Christopher T. Zirpoli, legislative attorney at the U.S. Congressional Research Service suggests that while AI users might be considered the authors of specific outputs, the creative process behind co...
Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform 
Bookshop.org and Libro.fm have emerged as alternatives to Amazon, sharing a cut of sales with independent bookstores around America. But for e-book readers, it’s been challenging to buy new titles w...
Digital Checkouts Rose 17% at OverDrive
Digital borrowing of e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines rose to more than 739 million checkouts at the libraries and schools who use OverDrive’s Libby and Sora apps. Some 366.2 million e-boo...
Copyright Office: Use of AI Tools in Creative Process Does Not Undermine Copryight
Works must have 'sufficient' human creative expression for protection...
UK’s House of Lords votes to strengthen copyright protections in AI, dealing blow to government’s plans
The House of Lords voted 145 to 126 in favor of amendments to a bill in a bid to strengthen copyright protections in AI development. The development came just weeks after Prime Minister Keir Starmer�...
Spotify Beats MLC Audiobook Lawsuit After Judge Calls Royalty Rules ‘Unambiguous’
In her decision on Wednesday, Judge Analisa Torres said that federal royalty rate rules clearly allowed Spotify to legally claim the lower rate, rejecting MLC’s argument that the company was not act...
In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music adds $3.4 billion to its market cap
Off the back of yesterday’s Spotify/UMG pact announcement, today (January 27), Universal Music Group’s share price on the Amsterdam Euronext has risen by a whopping 7.35% vs. the stock’s closing...
Spotify Paid Out $10 Billion to the Music Industry in 2024; $1 Billion More Than 2023
Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record — making its total around $60 billion since it was founded in 2006. The comp...
Crypto PAC-supported candidates win Florida congressional primaries
Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have a good chance of winning their respective races for Florida House districts on April 1....
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