Japanese digital publisher Media Do Holdings acquires Seven Seas Entertainment for $80 million, sparking debate over AI translation integration in manga localisation.
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Japan’s manga market falls 1.7% to ¥693bn in 2025, ending eight-year growth streak as print sales collapse 14.4% and digital growth stalls at 2.9%.
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Record 738 entries from 110 countries for Japan’s International Manga Award reveal booming global market and fresh opportunities for publishers seeking new talent and territories.
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Japanese publishers unite to demand OpenAI address copyright infringement by its Sora 2 AI; Sam Altman pledges stronger protections for creators.
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Using AI to combat piracy? An outrageous idea. A slippery slope. The thin edge of the wedge. Once we start looking objectively at AI instead of taking every opportunity to demonise it, where will it end?
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We are witnesses to, and participants in, a New Global Renaissance quite unparalleled in human history, and the era of AI will help that renaissance shift up a gear as it liberates human creativity and potential.
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A book part-written by AI has won a prestigious literary award. A fatal blow to the AI Resistance, but also a whole load of trouble for lawmakers and AI regulators who thought they had the topic nailed.
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The group stressed the need to clarify the interpretation of, and decide whether copyright law...
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