- Meta says it's okay to feed copyrighted books into its AI model because they have no "economic value"
Meta has been accused of illegally using copyrighted material to train its AI models — and the tech giant's defense is pretty thin.
- ACLU of Tennessee lawsuit looks to stop book bans in Rutherford County
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed a lawsuit April 16 against the Rutherford County Board of Education in response to the banning and restriction of more than 140 books from school libraries in that Tennessee county. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville, was brought on behalf of three Rutherford County families and PEN America, and alleges that the bans are illegal and a violation of First Amendment rights.
- Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
A second copy of a book bound in the skin of a notorious 19th-century murderer is now on display at a Suffolk museum. However, Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary has told the Guardian that the volume is a "particularly sick" artefact which "shouldn't be on display".
- AAP files amicus brief in Meta AI copyright case
The Association of American Publishers filed an amicus brief on April 11 supporting authors in their class action lawsuit against Meta for copyright infringement related to AI training. The brief argues that Meta's use of copyrighted works to train its LLaMA AI model fails to meet fair use standards and contradicts the company's claims that licensing options for such content don't exist.
- The hottest new social scene might be a book club
They pick a title, read it and then gather to discuss it in detail. But unlike more traditional book clubs, many of these groups add on another activity — or multiple — to turn their gatherings into social events rather than introverted hangs.