Publishers News

Unauthorised versions of audiobooks in the form of pirated audiobook summaries distributed online have become a primary concern for publishers and creators in the industry. These summaries are often created by taking portions of the original audiobook and condensing them into a shorter, summarised version. They are then distributed online, often for free, without the permission or compensation of the original publisher or creator.

The Delhi University argued that calling reproduction of copyrighted books for educational purpose as infringement was “wrong”.

Facebook is making improvements according to the feedback it is getting and is building the tools to open up Instant Articles more broadly, he added.

Hundreds of people, including book-shop owners, took to the streets of Dhaka to protest perceived government inaction over a string of attacks including the machete murder on Saturday of a publisher of secular books.