"Acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco breaks silence after publisher withdraws new book about India sectarian riots

Author says Penguin Random House India sought five pages of changes that amounted to ‘finding excuses’ not to distribute book"

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/joe-sacco-penguin-muzaffarnagar-once-and-future-riots-b2994562.html

#JoeSacco #NarendraModi #UttarPradesh #PenguinRandomHouse #India

Acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco breaks silence after publisher withdraws new book about India sectarian riots

Author says Penguin Random House India sought five pages of changes that amounted to ‘finding excuses’ not to distribute book

The Independent
ElevenLabs Adds 200,000 Human-Narrated Titles

ElevenLabs adds 200,000 Penguin Random House titles to Eleven Reader. New feature lets listeners swap human narrators for AI voices.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center
Oni Press August 2026: FORT PSYCHO, EC, and BIKER MICE

Oni Press August 2026 solicitations open the PRH era with FORT PSYCHO #1, EC's SHELLSHOCK, CATACOMB, and seven collected editions.

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Oni Press August 2026: FORT PSYCHO, EC, and BIKER MICE

Oni Press August 2026 solicitations open the PRH era with FORT PSYCHO #1, EC's SHELLSHOCK, CATACOMB, and seven collected editions.

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Penguin Random House Announces Line Of Baldur's Gate 3 Books | PopGeeks.com Forum | Indie Games, Movies, TV, Tabletop & Comics

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Penguin Random House Urges U.S. Congress to Reject Republican Book Banning Bill

"The bill creates strong incentives for schools to remove or avoid a wide range of books and materials," wrote PRH SVP Skip Dye in a letter to lawmakers, adding that, if passed, the law would also force educators and librarians to self-censor, resulting in "further marginalization of vulnerable communities.”
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/penguin-random-house-urges-u-s-congress-to-reject-republican-book-banning-bill/

#BookBanning #Diversity #FreedomtoRead #Librarians #PenguinRandomHouse

U.S. Appeals Courts Deals a Blow to the Freedom to Read

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that school officials and politicians have broad discretion to order the removal of books from school libraries as long as the removals are "reasonably" related to "legitimate pedagogical concerns."
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/u-s-appeals-courts-deals-a-blow-to-the-freedom-to-read/

#FreedomtoRead #Libraries #PenguinRandomHouse #SF496 #UnitedStates

U.S. Appeals Courts Deals a Blow to the Freedom to Read - Publishing Perspectives

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that school officials and politicians have broad discretion to order the removal of books from school libraries as long as the removals are "reasonably" related to "legitimate pedagogical concerns."

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Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/iowa-lgbtq-restrictions-appeals-court

#PenguinRandomHouse is suing #OpenAI, alleging its chatbot #ChatGPT violated #copyright by reproducing content from the Coconut the Little Dragon series. The lawsuit claims ChatGPT generated text and images indistinguishable from the original, including a cover and blurb. This case could set a precedent for other #publishers regarding #AIgeneratedcontent. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/penguin-sue-openai-chatgpt-german-childrens-book-kokosnuss?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book

Publisher alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon series

The Guardian

Yksi maailman suurimmista kirjakustantamoista, Penguin Random House, on haastanut tekoälyjätti OpenAI:n oikeuteen tekijänoikeuksiensa rikkomisesta

Kiista keskittyy saksalaiseen lastenkirjasarjaan, jota kustantajan mielestä on käytetty luvatta OpenAI:n tekoälyn koulutukseen.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/04/01/penguin-random-house-openai-oikeusjuttu

#penguinrandomhouse #kirja #kirjallisuus #tekijänoikeus #openai #chatgpt #tekoäly #oikeusjuttu #uutiset

Yksi maailman suurimmista kirjojen kustantajista haastoi OpenAI:n oikeuteen tekijänoikeusloukkauksesta

Penguin Random House on nostanut oikeuskanteen OpenAI:ta vastaan, syyttäen tekoälyfirmaa tekijänoikeusloukkauksista. Kanteen taustalla on ChatGPT:n kyky tuottaa sisältöä, joka muistuttaa suositun lastenkirjasarjan teoksia ilman lupaa.

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