Publish Central

30/10/2025

Authors’ class action against OpenAI moves forward

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit filed by a group of authors, including members of the Authors Guild, can proceed against OpenAI. The authors allege that ChatGPT infringes their copyrights by producing text substantially similar to their original works.

Judge Sidney Stein found that the plaintiffs may be able to demonstrate that ChatGPT’s outputs are close enough in tone, plot, and themes to their books to constitute infringement. The decision allows the case to move ahead but does not address the question of fair use—a U.S. legal doctrine with no direct Australian equivalent.

This follows an earlier class action that authors won against Anthropic, in which the company was found to have used pirated books to train its AI models.

This case is likely to have major implications for how AI systems are trained and how copyright is interpreted in the digital era.

19/10/2025

Congratulations to Rose Rye on the recent launch of 'Facing the Mirror' in Alice Springs. What an achievement! The book is an honest and powerful reflection on finding the courage to really be yourself.

09/09/2025

So this gets a book nerd score of a billion.

The shortlist day for the Australian Business Book Awards. One of my favourite days of the year. Catch up with friends and talk about books all day. How good is that?

06/09/2025

Anthropic to pay US$1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement | The Verge

A fabulous win for US authors, and hopefully the start of this stuff trending in the right direction (towards authors and other creators and away from billionaires)

Lawyers said it’s believed to be the largest-ever settlement in a US copyright case, paying about $3,000 per book.

25/08/2025

Congrats to Steve, Matt and Chris on the launch of their book 'Champions'.

I've been to a lot of book launches in my life, but I think this was the biggest ever. It was almost a Broadway show! Oh, and the book looks amazing too. 😆

13/08/2025

Copyright laws definitely need to be updated to account for AI, but what a moronic response from people who obviously only know how to count dollars.

Our Productivity Commission is considering to include an exemption for text and data mining into our Copyright Act. This extractive industry may well put us out of business

08/08/2025

A useful article from our friends at Bookbaby.

Understanding when to use each of these punctuation marks is essential for polished and effective writing.

https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-write/good-writing-habits/colon-vs-semicolon-vs-dash?utm_campaign=BB2532&utm_source=BBeNews&utm_medium=Email #

How do you know if a sentence needs a colon, semicolon, or dash? Read this post to quickly learn punctuation rules to improve your writing.

08/08/2025

If you published a book for your business in FY25 (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025), now is the time to get your entry in.

🏆 Recognise your hard work
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Whether you're a first-time author or seasoned pro, we’d love to see your book in the mix.

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07/08/2025

📚 Books have started arriving for the 2025 Australian Business Book Awards! If you published a book for your business in FY25 (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025), now is the time to get your entry in.

🏆 Recognise your hard work
📢 Gain national exposure
✨ Celebrate business books that make an impact

Whether you're a first-time author or seasoned pro, we’d love to see your book in the mix.

👉 Enter now: https://lnkd.in/gau4mYq

29/07/2025

Great to catch up with author Mark Greene and hear all the fabulous things he's doing with his book 'Avoiding $Billion Project Failures'. As always, it's providing a great way to connect with potential clients. (Also, I need a haircut.)

29/07/2025

📚 Entries are open and coming in fast for the 2025 Australian Business Book Awards!

If you published a book for your business in FY25 (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025), now is the time to get your entry in.

🏆 Recognise your hard work
📢 Gain national exposure
✨ Celebrate business books that make an impact

Whether you're a first-time author or seasoned pro, we’d love to see your book in the mix.

👉 Enter now: www.businessbookawards.com.au

28/07/2025

Congratulations to Alicia Cohen on the launch of 'Mainstream Primary Schooling Your Special-Needs Child'. A thoughtful and uplifting event at We Rock the Spectrum in Moorabbin, bringing together a supportive and engaged community.

This book is a valuable resource for parents and educators navigating the mainstream system – and it’s already starting important conversations.