AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Copyright Clash: A U.S. judge approved a $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors after finding the company used pirated books to train Claude—fair use for training, but not for how the books were obtained. Publishing Business Moves: Simon & Schuster launched Simon Stream, a digital-first imprint with an open submissions portal for aspiring authors. Rights & Censorship Watch: Hong Kong customs is reportedly checking “almost every book shipment” from Taiwan more frequently under national security rules, raising fresh concerns about freedom to publish. New Imprints & Models: Market First Publishing debuted “Platform Publishing,” aiming to build an audience during manuscript production so readers are waiting on launch day. Book World Events: A local author will make a first-ever picnic-day signing at St. Jerome Fancy Farm, with proceeds going to the event. Literary Culture: Canongate acquired Thomas Page McBee’s history of gender, Trans Time Travel: Our Shared History.
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