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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YouTube star to speak at SA Book Festival, judge Fajita Showdown

Skirt steak turned Arnie Segovia into an internet celebrity. A how to video on grilling fajitas went viral four years ago, logging…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2593897/youtube-star-to-speak-at-sa-book-festival-judge-fajita-showdown/

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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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

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

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Bertelsmann Reports Slight Revenue Increase Amid a Tough Global Economy

In a year-end letter to employees, PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya sounded an optimistic note and praised the company's 'agility and adaptability.'
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TorrentFreak: Major Publishers Sue Anna’s Archive Over ‘Staggering’ Copyright Infringement, Seek Injunction. “A coalition of thirteen major publishers, including Penguin Random House, Elsevier, and HarperCollins, filed a new lawsuit against Anna’s Archive. The publishers allege the shadow library is facilitating “staggering” levels of piracy. While the site’s owners are not likely to […]

„In unserer Vorstellung sind Autokraten einsame Herrscher. Doch Pulitzer-Preisträgerin Anne Applebaum zeigt: Die Macht von Diktatoren beruht auf vielfältigen Verbindungen [...]“ (Umschlagtext)

Das Buch erschien ursprünglich 2024 [...]

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(Übersetzung: Jürgen Neubauer)

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