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Wizards of the Coast reverses stance on controversial licensing revision following outcry

GeekWire

The policy shift concerns the Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice that Wizards of the Coast, headquartered in Renton, Wash., only applied to roleplaying books and other materials. Please read our update on the Open Game License: [link] — Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) January 13, 2023.

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Wizards of the Coast updating artist guidelines after AI art found in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ book

GeekWire

Today we became aware that an artist used AI to create artwork for the upcoming book, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants ,” a Wizards representative wrote via the official D&D Beyond Twitter account. While the physical book won’t be out until Aug. 15, the e-book is available now from Wizards’ D&D Beyond digital storefront.

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The Insider Guide to Frankfurt Book Fair- Vol.1

Kitaboo

The Frankfurt Book Fair is back! If there’s one occasion which brings all the who’s who of the publishing industry at one place, it’s the Frankfurt Book Fair , or as the Germans call it – Frankfurter Buchmesse. With a 500-year-old history, this event is considered to be the world’s largest trade fair for books.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. Much of that debate, however, has been crowded out of the limelight by other concerns, such as a year-long wave of layoffs that has cost roughly 10,000 developers their jobs since January.

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How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI

Vox

Advocates of technological innovation would say that AI technology is full of promise and we’d better not stifle that while it’s in the early days of development. The New York Times claims that OpenAI trained its model with copyrighted Times content and did not pay proper licensing fees. So which is it?

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eBook Store Success: Build, Create, and Sell Like a Pro!

Kitaboo

Seeing this remarkable growth, more and more authors are also becoming digital publishers to publish and sell their own books. Customers can browse through the digital shelves to discover new books and purchase them. You can hire a website developer to do the job, or you can use eBook store templates. billion by 2028?

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The Digital Leap: Mastering ePublishing in the Digital Era

Kitaboo

All the additional steps of book publishing, such as printing, binding and storing, are eliminated, thereby producing books for consumption in a timely manner. ePublishing makes updating information on books fast and convenient. Print-on-demand lets them make a profit by printing out the books as per the consumer’s demands.

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