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Book publishers sue education officials in Florida for violating the First Amendment

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US book publishers, including the three largest — Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins —, and authors such as Jodi Picoult and Angie Thomas, have filed a lawsuit with the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Florida education officials accusing them of violating the Constitution's First Amendment, which protects free speech. In their lawsuit, Plaintiffs claim that Section 1006.28 of the Florida Statutes, as amended by House Bill 1069 in 2023, "violat...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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US publishers sue WeLib for the alleged reproduction and distribution of literary works without authorisation

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June 17, 2026

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A group of a dozen book publishers — including the five main book publishing houses: Hachette, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan and ​Simon & Schuster — have sued online platform WeLib for alleged copyright infringement in the US District Court for the ⁠Southern ​District of New York. The publishers, who are all member companies of the Association of American Publishers (APA), said they brought this action "to stop the mass distribution by Defendants of millions of legally prote...

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The UK Musicians’ Union supports the American Federation of Musicians’ legal action against record labels over AI deals

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June 15, 2026

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The UK Musicians' Union has announced its support to the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in the legal action launched against Warner Music Group (WMG) and Universal Music Group (UMG) over licensing deals with AI companies. In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, AFM accuses UMG and WMG of “Breach of a Labor Contract” for failing to compensate musicians taking part in recordings that have been part of a settlement with AI companies such as Udio...

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X Corp. files motion to dismiss in music publishers’ infringement lawsuit

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June 13, 2026

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Elon Musk's X Corp. has filed with the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee a motion to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit initially filed in 2023 by a group of music publishers, including Concord Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music. In the lawsuit, the publishers argued that X Corp., formerly Twitter, had infringed on over 1700 copyrights they owned and were seeking statutory damages of up to $250 million. X Corp. ch...

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