Settlement Participants (Un)Lucky Day…?
Supposedly, on this auspicious day participants in the Anthropic class action settlement should see updated submissions regarding the allocation of funds for titles where there has been disagreement. We don’t know when; only that court documents specified, “On November 13, the portal will be updated to show all submissions received on or before November 2. It will also show the Works scheduled for payment in the first distribution.” Disappointingly, up until now the site has generally not reflected changes in allocation claims made by the various parties. Importantly, if you believe the site data is still wrong, you will need […]
Pirated Books Appear on Zillow
After successful lawsuits against “shadow libraries” Anna’s Archive and WeLib, the scourge of pirated books is showing up in an unusual place: Zillow. Book pirates are posing as photographers on the real estate site, which allows real estate photographers to create profiles. On a profile page, an SEO book title is listed (“pdf download The Names A Read with Jenna Pick by Florence Knapp”) instead of a name with the cover image as the user photo, along with a link to a filesharing site to download the ebooks. The pages are all from different accounts that were created this year. […]
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Editis Owner Completes Fnac Darty Takeover
Following approval from the EU Competition Commission last month, Czech investment firm EP Group’s bid from January to increase their stake in France’s biggest bookselling chain Fnac Darty to take over control has now been finalized. EP Group is owned by Daniel Kretinsky, who also owns France’s second largest trade publishing group Editis. Kretinsky said in the announcement, “We see great value in Fnac Darty’s omnichannel, service-oriented model, the strength of its brands and its recognized expertise in retail, as well as its leading positions in France, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal, and its strong and growing presence in Spain and […]