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Audible hasn't even launched it's AI-powered book subtitles and publishers have already fired off a sueball

Audible hasn't even launched it's AI-powered book subtitles and publishers have already fired off a sueball

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/27/audible_subtitles_lawsuit/

Book publishers are suing audio book specialist Audible for using machine learning technology that automatically transcribes audiobooks to text, claiming that this violates copyright law.

The lawsuit [PDF} was filed by seven top US publishing companies, including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Publishers, and Macmillan Publishing Group, at the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Audible hasn't even launched it's AI-powered book subtitles and publishers have already fired off a sueball

Aug 27, 2019, 2:18am UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/27/audible_subtitles_lawsuit/ > Book publishers are suing audio book specialist Audible for using machine learning technology that automatically transcribes audiobooks to text, claiming that this violates copyright law. > The lawsuit [PDF} was filed by seven top US publishing companies, including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Publishers, and Macmillan Publishing Group, at the District Court for the Southern District of New York.