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Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training


Copyright protections apply whether a note is there or not.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. The clause also notes that Penguin Random House “expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception” in line with the European Union’s laws. The Bookseller says thatPenguin Random House appears to be the first major publisher to account for AI on its copyright page.

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