AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI & Copyright Clash: Round Hill Music has filed $1B+ copyright infringement suits against Suno and Anthropic, alleging hundreds of songs were scraped to train AI, with damages potentially “conceivably” topping $1 billion. Publishing Industry Shock: Columbia House, the subscription mail-order music club turned book buyer, is shutting down after 71 years, ending new orders after 9/15/26. Digital Manga Boom: Japanese-run digital manga platforms are multiplying in North America, with more than a dozen English-language services and most launched in the last five years. Book Market Under Fire: Reports say Russian strikes have set Kyiv’s book markets on fire and damaged publishing offices, including Nash Format. Tech for Readers: Libro.fm expands beyond audiobooks into e-books, widening its audio-first reach for readers. Gambling Reform (Media Angle): Australia’s Labor and Coalition have cleared a gambling reform deal that will restrict ads via a national opt-out register and a 5am start time. Local Book Culture: AAUW Keokuk and the Keokuk Public Library team up for a major fall book sale event.
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