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Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Today is launch day for #SootAndBoots our collection of short festive fiction!

Get your copy in hardback or paperback.

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It ys onlye Gen AI if it ys from the Gen AI regioun of Fraunce, otherwyse it ys just sparklinge plagiarism.

Richard Charkin to Chair Thames & Hudson Board The publishing veteran, who has held senior executive roles at Macmillan, Bloomsbury, and Oxford University Press, has been named chair of the board of the London-based art book publisher, effective…

The publishing veteran, who has held senior executive roles at Macmillan, Bloomsbury, and Oxford University Press, has been named chair of the board of the London-based art book publisher, effective January 1.

This sounds great!

Screenshot of the Amazon UK Best Sellers in British Poetry chart. At number one is Trilogy: wife·widow·witch by Katie Jenkins, published by The Broken Spine. The book cover is minimalist and black, featuring a stylised figure in white. Other titles shown include Bird School by Adam Nicolson at number two and The Book of Sea Shanties by Nathan Evans at number three.

Extraordinary news — @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is sitting at #1 in British Poetry on Amazon.

A haunting, lyrical exploration of womanhood, silence, & power — it’s a book that truly earns its place.

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Lads, did you know that if you live in the UK you can JUST JOIN THE NATIONAL POETRY LIBRARY & send them proof of your address and then you can borrow all their e-books and audiobooks & poetry publications and shit?

Because I did not know!!!!

Thank you @ruthh.bsky.social for telling me they exist!

Thank you. I'm building up slowly...

And now you know you can! Great work today 👍

Today’s the day! Over 5 years in the making - I’ve left it all on the page. I’d love to share it with you.

👰‍♀️🖤🧙‍♀️

Sorry to miss this, sounds fascinating. But a clash with Frankfurt Book Fair!

Thank you #LauraGrevel for this revealing review of #BeautifulLittleFools #GreatGatsby#FScottFitzgerald #Decadence #Deceit #Poetry @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoetsOfBlueSky #PoetryCommunity #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237581519-beautiful-little-fools

Money latest: Major changes to EU travel rules next week - everything you need to know New EU travel rules take effect next weekend ahead of a €20 charge for Britons in 2026 - we outline everything you need to know. We also examine "part and part" mortgages in today's Money blog, Sky Ne...

Major changes to EU travel rules next week - everything you need to know

news.sky.com/story/money-...

They weren't. Copyright doesn't have to be registered, you own it without that. The problem is that the settlement relies on registration specifically in the US, excluding many authors.

Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Speeding Ticket It’s the largest copyright settlement in history. But for Anthropic, it’s a toll booth, not a stop sign.

Goodness me, the level of misinformation about the Bartz settlement is off the scale. Please take advice only from reputable sources and not randos on social media. Good explanation here from @copyrightlately.bsky.social. copyrightlately.com/anthropic-se...

Chinese writing, with last phrase highlight. Something like, 第七条 互联网应用程序分发平台在应用程序上架或者上线审核时,应当要求互联网应用程序服务提供者说明是否提供人工智能生 务。互联网应用程序服务提供者提供人工智能生成合成服务的,互联网应用程序分发平台应当核验其生成合成内容标识相关材料。 第八条 服务提供者应当在用户服务协议中明确说明生成合成内容标识的方法、样式等规范内容,并提示用户仔细阅读并理解相关 理要求。 第九条 用户申请服务提供者提供没有添加显式标识的生成合成内容的,服务提供者可以在通过用户协议明确用户的标识义务和 后,提供不含显式标识的生成合成内容,并依法留存提供对象信息等相关日志不少于六个月。 第十条 用户使用网络信息内容传播服务发布生成合成内容的,应当主动声明并使用服务提供者提供的标识功能进行标识。 任何组织和个人不得恶意删除、篡改、伪造、隐匿本办法规定的生成合成内容标识,不得为他人实施上述恶意行为提供工具或者 得通过不正当标识手段损害他人合法权益。 第十一条 服务提供者开展标识活动的,还应当符合相关法律、行政法规、部门规章和强制性国家标准的要求。 第十二条 服务提供者在履行算法备案、安全评估等手续时,应当按照本办法提供生成合成内容标识相关材料,并加强标识信息共 范打击相关违法犯罪活动提供支持和帮助。 第十三条 违反本办法规定的,由网信、电信、公安和广播电视等有关主管部门依据职责,按照有关法律、行政法规、部门规章的 处理。 第十四条 本办法自2025年9月1日起施行。

🤖📰 Effective YESTERDAY: China has mandated a digital watermark for all AI-generated content.
www.cac.gov.cn/2025-03/14/c...
Translating in 🧵.

Always check your sources! #copyright

Thank you, Alan

The Copyright Agency of Australia is fighting hard against the Australian Productivity Commission's ludicrous proposal for a text and data mining exemption to current copyright legislation. Here's their latest Q&A which shows just how damaging the proposal is.
www.copyright.com.au/membership/a...

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This week's prompt took me in a bit of a different direction #PoemsAbout #Ceasefire @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Really interesting article. The mental load of running a life with someone else (whether there are children or not) is often overlooked and misunderstood - and usually carried by women 🏋️‍♂️

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

There are lots of copyright & AI cases ongoing but this one could potentially be very big - IF it goes ahead as a class action arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Thank you, I was trying not to slip into weird clichés. Glad you liked it!

Thank you, Alan. I really liked this week's prompt.

My poem, Time to Choose

A work in progress for this week's #PoemsAbout #BlackSky @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

I'm assuming that the "huge rabbit" spotted in the Cotswolds was actually a hare. #wato Educate, inform, entertain 🤷

It's crucial to read your publishing contract all the way through & understand the intent behind it. A fascinating blog here shows why that matters

Completely agree. Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social and @thebrokenspine.co.uk !