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House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.

Purchasing a book used to be like buying a piece of fruit. Mega-publishers want to make it more like renting a movie—and a recent court ruling puts libraries in the crosshairs.

US Copyright Office is seeking public comment on AI and copyright issues, particularly generative AI's use of copyrighted works.

NEW YORK (AP) — For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them

AP – For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence (AI) is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. Over 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation. At the same time, AI […]

Several major news organisations have written an open letter to lawmakers and technology companies focusing on artificial intelligence and urged them to focus on two key issues related to the use of their content by AI-focused firms.

When it comes to contemporary writers, Ann Patchett is a name that resonates with many readers. With a unique ability to tell stories that are both human and

New artificial intelligence tools that write human-like prose and create stunning images have taken the world by storm. But these awe-inspiring technologies are not creating something out of nothing; they're trained on lots and lots of data, some of which come from works under copyright protection. Now, the writers, artists and others who own the…

This book-ratings regime has little to do with protecting schoolchildren from sexual trauma and predation.

Three laws on electric vehicle fees, chaplains in public schools and “sexually explicit” books are set to take effect September 1 in Texas.