Elon Musk and X, the site formerly known as Twitter, are in more legal trouble. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) is suing X for not engaging in discussions about payment to the French publisher in exchange for its articles appearing on the platform. In 2019, France passed neighboring rights legislation, extending copyright law to content produced by news publishers, such as text and videos, for two years after release. The law requires any sites that share this work to negotiate with the publishers about remuneration instead of sharing it without compensation for its creators. This is bizarre. They want us to pay *them* for traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue and we don’t!?— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 3, 2023In its press release, the AFP stated that it has "expressed its concerns over the clear refusal from Twitter (recently rebranded as 'X') to enter into discussions regarding the implementation of neighbouring rights for the press. These rights were established to enable news agencies and publishers to be remunerated by digital platforms which retain most of the monetary value generated by the distribution of news content."X isn't the first tech company AFP has gone up against. In 2020, France's competition authority ordered Google to enter negotiations with publishers, and, while it reached an agreement in early 2021, the company was fined €500 million ($546 million) later that year for not reaching a fair agreement. In that case, part of the... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2023-08-03 10:55:01 UTC ]
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Arachne Press has taken a leap into the world of audiobooks, with nine books due for publication this year set to be simultaneously released in audio format. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-22 18:36:45 UTC ]
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Days after Canada pledged to make Facebook pay for news content amid an ongoing media battle with tech giants, a Winnipeg newspaper publisher is warning local news could be in trouble if the government doesn’t take bold action. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-02-21 22:04:21 UTC ]
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All told, more than 90 small presses and independent bookshops are in the running now for the British Book Awards' annual honors. The post British Book Awards: Bookstore, Small Press Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-21 16:10:23 UTC ]
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Google's News Corp deal may pacify Australian lawmakers, but publishing industry members worry about repercussions for smaller publishers. The post ‘I’m afraid of repercussions’: Publishing industry members question Google’s motives in paying off News Corp appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-18 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Google's News Corp deal may pacify Australian lawmakers, but publishing industry members worry about repercussions for smaller publishers. The post ‘I’m afraid of repercussions’: Publishing industry members question Google’s motives in paying off News Corp appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-18 05:01:00 UTC ]
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The Borough Press has landed All My Mothers by Costa shortlistee Joanna Glen in a “significant” five-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 01:00:45 UTC ]
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Australia's largest online book retailer Booktopia has had its Facebook page's contents erased following a row between the country's government and the social media giant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 21:21:39 UTC ]
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Article on arson arrests published by Murdoch-owned News Corp paper during Black Summer fires was shared by Donald Trump JrAustralia’s press watchdog has ruled an article in the Australian newspaper that fuelled misinformation that arsonists were a major cause of the Black Summer fires was not... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-16 05:02:05 UTC ]
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Marlon James and Téa Obreht are among the authors penning erotic tales for Anonymous Sex, an anthology pre-empted by The Borough Press where the author of each story is kept a secret. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-12 03:48:22 UTC ]
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The shortlist for this year's £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has been revealed, featuring Costa winner Monique Roffey, poet Caleb Femi and a double selection for Irish indie Tramp Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 01:24:56 UTC ]
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Firefly Press has acquired world rights in Major and Mynah, a junior detective story featuring a hard of hearing protagonist, by children’s author Karen Owen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 14:40:11 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org is to introduce more regular shared pool payments for booksellers, in addition to paid advertising which will see bookshops sharing 50% of revenues. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 07:40:24 UTC ]
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Andersen Press will celebrate Pride this year with Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and LGBT+ young people's charity Just Like Us. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-05 06:31:53 UTC ]
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CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. The post ‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. The post ‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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The Pontas Literary & Film Agency and author J J Bola are partnering to create a mentoring prize for unagented, unpublished, under-represented writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 23:50:57 UTC ]
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The new award comes with £1,000 and is geared to writers from 'Black, ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, and working-class backgrounds.' The post Barcelona’s Pontas Literary Agency Opens a Mentoring Prize for Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-02 20:26:50 UTC ]
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Yesterday—after a decade of democratic transition, five years of elected government, and several days of threats, apparent walkbacks, and rumors—Myanmar’s military executed a coup and returned to power. Myawaddy TV, a station owned by the military, announced that Min Aung Hlaing—the army’s... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-02-02 13:37:45 UTC ]
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A Brighton-based literary agency launches this week, headed by former Curtis Brown editor Rufus Purdy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 06:33:25 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency is relaunching its Reading Ahead literacy programme on 1st February with a new digital platform, and support from authors including Andy McNab, Adele Parks and Martina Cole. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-29 07:05:59 UTC ]
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