AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI and Authors’ Rights: European lawmakers are revisiting EU copyright enforcement as creators demand transparency and payment for work used to train AI. The debate is sharpened by Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada’s disclosure that he used AI in researching his novel. Censorship: Thailand has banned an academic handbook on contemporary politics, citing national security; its editor says the ban targets chapters on the monarchy. Publishing in Nigeria: Author Orok Duke urged Nigerians to document their histories and called for tax relief on imported books and printing equipment, saying high costs are putting books out of reach and discouraging writers. Literary Losses: Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, jailed for his writing before dying in exile, has been mourned at 82. Author Simon Winchester has also died, aged 82. Book Trade: Sharjah International Book Fair says it remains the world’s largest book fair for copyright trading for a sixth consecutive year.
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