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Aug. 29, 2025
On social media, a rash of authors have reported an initial finding that their publishers may not have formally registered copyright for their books with the US Copyright Office as stipulated by contract — which means those titles would not be eligible to participate in the Anthropic class action settlement. Books that were not registered within 3 months of publication or before the start of Anthropic’s infringement are not part of the class and are not entitled to any part of the settlement. President of the AALA Regina Brooks, queried by PL, confirms that some agents have been hearing from …
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Madeline Taylor's HEIR OF ILLUSION, the author's debut, an originally self-published dark romantasy in which a young fae assassin with illusion magic is kept under the control of a ruthless king and must partner with a grim reaper to gain her freedom, to Nicole Otto, Sierra Stovall, and Hayley Wagreich at Slowburn, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, for immediate republication in ebook and for hardcover publication in February 2026, by Alyssa Morris at Trellis Literary Management (NA). Rights … read more
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