Books remain a dominant format, though reading and discussing stories, as well as the IP generated from books, have become integrated in consumers’ experiences and on publishers’ spreadsheets.
In Iowa, the ACLU and Lambda Legal are challenging a state law that critics say seeks to silence LGBTQ+ students and bans books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content.
In March in a New York City courtroom, Judge John Koeltl awarded summary judgment to a group of book publishers in their copyright infringement litigation against the Internet Archive over certain forms of digital book lending.