Sapling issue # 827

The one in which we talk to Claire Harrison of The Phare.

Hi writers.

In an update on the AI copyright case Bartz v. Anthropic, the judge last week granted preliminary approval to the settlement deal, following additional information provided by the lawyers in the case. PW has reported that “The amended filing also lays out an ambitious publicity campaign to alert anyone who may be party to the lawsuit. According to the filing, the legal administrator involved in the case, JND, will spend about $15 million in an effort to reach potential claimants using tactics ranging from direct notice sent via first class mail, social media outreach, and publication in consumer and trade publications (including PW), as well as outreach by several well-established membership organizations to their members in both the U. S. and other countries.”

In other news, the Booker Prize short list is out, and Javier Garcia del Moral, owner of The Wild Detectives bookshop in Dallas, makes a case for “Why Literary Festivals Still Matter.”

Now, here’s what’s happening in the small press world this week.

—Kit
Managing Editor / Sapling editor
Black Lawrence Press

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