AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Copyright Clash: Germany’s media regulator ruled AI search outputs are “content,” not “mere conduit,” putting Google AI Overviews and Perplexity on the hook under media law and raising the stakes for Europe-wide AI products. Publishers vs Big Tech: Authors and publishers keep suing Google over alleged AI training copyright infringement, as the legal fight over who can use books for models intensifies. Hong Kong Book Crackdown: Hong Kong security officials warned booksellers to avoid titles that could harm national security, after police arrested people tied to independent bookstores in a widening pressure campaign. Industry Moves: Marvel is relocating its publishing division from New York to Disney’s Burbank HQ as part of a major overhaul, while Hachette Book Group employees vote to unionize. New Releases & Campaigns: A Kickstarter is live for the collected graphic novel “Odysseus: In Defiance of the Gods,” and a new memoir, “Letters to Family,” turns a year of grief into an epistolary guide to healing. Global Publishing Events: The Hong Kong Book Fair and related expos open together for a week-long run, blending reading with sports and food.
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