NVIDIA, whose chips help power artificial intelligence (AI) application, is facing a lawsuit from three authors. The authors, including Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O'Nan, claim that the chip-manufacturing company used their copyrighted books to train its NeMo AI platform. They say their works were part of a dataset of about 196,640 books that trained NeMo to mimic … [Read more...] about Authors Sue NVIDIA for Copyright Infringement
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Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Audible is planning on launching a new feature called Audible Captions, that will convert audiobooks to text, giving people a chance to read the audiobook, as it is being played. Ever since the company first announced the system, everyone has been raising hell. Today, the Association of American Publishers filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit, which names seven AAP … [Read more...] about Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Full Milo Yiannopolous Manuscript Released With Editor’s Comments
Milo Yiannopolous has made waves for years, but more recently, he made news in the publishing world for losing out on a book deal that included a $250,000 advance. A number of people assumed that Simon & Schuster cancelled his book deal for his manuscript, Dangerous, following the release of a taped interview in which Yiannopolous made glib remarks seemingly in support of … [Read more...] about Full Milo Yiannopolous Manuscript Released With Editor’s Comments
The Crackdown on Fake Amazon Book Reviews Has Begun
In a move that can easily be categorized under "omg it's about freakin' time" (considering Amazon posted its first-ever book review twenty years ago), the largest bookstore in the world has finally taken the first steps in combating fake reviews by suing three pay-for-review sites that operate out of California. These sites make promises about the slow posting of the reviews so … [Read more...] about The Crackdown on Fake Amazon Book Reviews Has Begun
Google to Pay Back $19M for App Purchases by Kids
Following in the footsteps of a 32.5M settlement reached with Apple in January, Google has agreed to pay back over $19M in charges racked up by kids playing games on smartphones and tablets. According to the details of the suit, the Federal Trade Commission noted that children were able to make these considerable payments using their parents' credit cards for in-app currency … [Read more...] about Google to Pay Back $19M for App Purchases by Kids
News from the Big Six, Apple Antitrust Settlements
Today, the final piece of the Big Six puzzle fell into place. Months after the initial co-defendants in an antitrust lawsuit settled out of court, the remaining publisher, Penguin, settled with the attorneys general from 33 states for $75 million. This settlement comes less than a year after Penguin settled a similar claim with the Department of Justice. “This proposed … [Read more...] about News from the Big Six, Apple Antitrust Settlements
Apple Only Remaining Defendant in Anti-Trust Suit, CEO Might Testify
It took long enough, but the key players in the US Department of Justice lawsuit involving Apple and five of the original Big Six publishers have dwindled down to one. While Penguin, Simon&Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Macmillan have all settled out of court in the original anti-trust lawsuit that alleged the publishers and Apple conspired to fix prices on ebooks … [Read more...] about Apple Only Remaining Defendant in Anti-Trust Suit, CEO Might Testify
Samsung vs Apple Patent Dispute: Court Lowers Samsung’s Penalty
The historic Apple vs Samsung patent dispute has resulted in an over 1 billion dollar penalty for Samsung in the first round. Several months down the line, things seems to have mellowed down a bit so that the judge has now scaled down the amount to a shade less than 600 million dollars. Judge of the Northern District of California, Lucy Koh, has also ordered re-trial involving … [Read more...] about Samsung vs Apple Patent Dispute: Court Lowers Samsung’s Penalty
Amazon, Big Six Sued by Independent Bookstores Over DRM
As if there wasn't enough interesting controversy in the relationship between Amazon and the Big Six publishing houses, for once they are all on the same side of the courtroom. Three independent bookstores, who seem to be acting on behalf of indie bookshops everywhere, are suing Amazon and the Big Six over the DRM status of ebooks that prevents them from being shared on any … [Read more...] about Amazon, Big Six Sued by Independent Bookstores Over DRM
eBook Signing Software Autography Sues Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The developers of Autography, the software that allows authors to fully personalize and sign their ebooks as well as embed a photo page for their readers at both live and virtual book signings, have had to resort to a legal battle over the theft of their product. The defendents? Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays. According to the court document filed on behalf of … [Read more...] about eBook Signing Software Autography Sues Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Barnes and Noble Weighs in On the DoJ Lawsuit, Predicting an Apple Victory
Last week, GoodeReader posed a rhetorical question, essentially asking why so many individuals and organizations have voiced their opinions in favor of Apple and several publishers who have been accused of colluding on ebook prices in order to drive consumer traffic away from Amazon. While there is no doubt that some parties may just see a way to bring the online retailer down … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Weighs in On the DoJ Lawsuit, Predicting an Apple Victory
Apple’s Motion to Dismiss eBook Price Fixing Lawsuit Denied
In the ongoing legal battle with Apple, one that has even been taken up by the U.S. Department of Justice, the first major motion of the proceedings was handed down today and ultimately denied. Apple filed a motion to dismiss that class-action suit brought by Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman, but that motion was denied by Judge Denise Cote. Apple’s motion was essentially … [Read more...] about Apple’s Motion to Dismiss eBook Price Fixing Lawsuit Denied
Apple Wants Its Day in Court
Despite having three of its co-defendants in the price fixing lawsuit raised by the Department of Justice take the deal and run, Apple wants to have a court decide the outcome of the allegations against it for price fixing. In the words of one lawyer for the computer giant, it wants to see the decision made on the merits of the case. "Our basic view is that we would like the … [Read more...] about Apple Wants Its Day in Court
Apple’s Price Fixing Suit May Have Hurt Indie Authors
Apple and five of the Big Six publishers are still undergoing a Department of Justice investigation into an alleged price fixing agreement in order to muscle out Amazon’s 90% control of the ebook market in 2010, just in time for the iPad to make its way to the market. But as the information on the supposed collusion begins to surface, a number of other affected parties have … [Read more...] about Apple’s Price Fixing Suit May Have Hurt Indie Authors