Several major publishers, including Elsevier and Hachette, have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the tech giant used their copyrighted books and journal articles without permission to train its Llama artificial intelligence model.
Conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who controls Hachette, stated that the French publishing house Grasset will continue despite the announced departure of approximately 170 authors, asserting that these departures will create opportunities for new authors to be published.
More than 100 prominent authors have collectively left the French publishing house Grasset in protest against its new owner, billionaire Vincent Bolloré. The exodus was sparked by the firing of CEO Olivier Nora and concerns over Bolloré's perceived right-wing ideological influence on the company.
Olivier Nora is stepping down as CEO of Grasset, a position he held for 26 years, with reports indicating a disagreement with the Hachette group over the publication date of a book by Boualem Sansal.
Hachette Book Group has removed the celebrated horror novel "Shy Girl" by Mia Ballard from sale, citing that 78 percent of its content was generated by artificial intelligence.
The Bolloré group has acquired the publishing house Grasset and subsequently fired its long-standing editor, Pierre Nora, prompting numerous authors to announce their departure from the brand. This move follows the group's earlier acquisition of Hachette.
The French Hachette publishing group, controlled by far-right billionaire Vincent Bolloré, is increasingly publishing right-wing authors. Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has joined, and a publishing director has been dismissed.
Following his release from Algerian custody, author Boualem Sansal has reportedly moved to the Hachette group, owned by a far-right billionaire, despite his previous publisher's efforts for his freedom.
Hachette, a renowned US publishing house, has been forced to withdraw a novel from the market after readers discovered it was almost entirely generated by artificial intelligence, marking a first for such a prominent publisher.
Arnaud Lagardère and Jean-Christophe Thiery, CEO and Deputy General Manager of Hachette, discussed the publishing giant's strategic projects and the challenges facing the book industry, highlighting Vincent Bolloré's unprecedented investment capacity.
More than 200 authors are leaving the French publisher Grasset in protest against Vincent Bolloré, the right-wing head of the Hachette group, causing significant turmoil in France's literary world.
More than 100 authors have left the publishing house Grasset in an ideological dispute, expressing support for editor Olivier Nora, who was dismissed by Hachette Livre, citing an "unacceptable violation of editorial independence."
Olivier Nora, the long-serving CEO of Grasset publishing house, was dismissed, a move seen as further evidence of billionaire Vincent Bolloré's tightening control over France's leading publishing group Hachette Livre.
A decade after his initial protest, activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is set to publish his memoir, "The Perilous Fight," through Hachette on September 15.