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OverDrive Sues OpenAI Over Sora App
The digital distributor to schools and libraries is charging the AI company with trademark infringement related to its new text-to-video app Sora, which has the same name and a “confusingly similar visual identity” as an app OverDrive launched in 2018.
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Spotify Adds Audiobooks in Four More Countries
Spotify has launched audiobooks in the Nordic nations of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, bringing its model to one of the world’s most mature digital audio markets.
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AI Translation Race Accelerates
Two startups, GlobeScribe and Ailaysa, target backlist, “low-resource” languages, and the 98% of all books never translated.
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MetaComet Expands Into Rights
The software company, which had previously focused exclusively on managing royalties, is launching a new rights management platform.
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The EU's New Publishing School
ThinkPub is the ambitious, new education platform helping European publishers navigate digital disruption.
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Opening Shots
Authors and publishers have won the first skirmish in the AI copyright wars.
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Human First Human Last
Ingram Book Group’s implementation of AI emphasizes enhancing productivity, while protecting data–all with supervision.
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Heard Around the World
PRH Audio sees massive opportunity to employ the frictionless digital production and distribution of audiobooks to accelerate listenership worldwide.
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Audible's Market Insights
Audiobook listeners love genre books, but regional tastes differ.
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A Delicate Balance
The Frankfurt Rights Meeting weighs the risks and rewards of AI licensing deals.
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