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Meta says it's okay to feed copyrighted books into its AI model because they have no "economic value"

Apr 19 2025: Meta has been accused of illegally using copyrighted material to train its AI models — and the tech giant's defense is pretty thin.

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ACLU of Tennessee lawsuit looks to stop book bans in Rutherford County

Apr 17 2025: 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. ...

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Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display

Apr 15 2025: 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 ...

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AAP files amicus brief in Meta AI copyright case

Apr 14 2025: 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...

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The hottest new social scene might be a book club

Apr 13 2025: 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.

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Anisfield Wolf Awards...Colored Television wins

Apr 12 2025: Hi All, If you have never heard of it and you are interested in diverse books check out the Anisfield Wolf Awards. They have announced this year’s winners, and Colored Television is included. The exciting part is that …

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Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries

Apr 11 2025: The Mississippi library commission, which offers services such as specialized research assistance to libraries in the state, has ordered the deletion of two research collections: the race relations database and the gender studies database. The collections were stored in...

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Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups not parents

Apr 08 2025: A large majority of attempts to ban books in the US last year came from organised groups rather than parents.

72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups, government entities and elected officials, board members and administrators, reported the ...

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