AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCopyright Courtroom Win: A federal judge dismissed Kimberly Marasco’s copyright suit against Taylor Swift, ruling the alleged overlaps weren’t “protectable expression,” with the case thrown out “with prejudice.” Publishing & Adaptation Tensions: Tomi Adeyemi says she won’t watch the upcoming Children of Blood and Bone film and has publicly distanced herself from the project. Books & Culture: Daniel Mason’s Country People review spotlights a year-in-the-life story built from literature itself—myths, Milton, Shakespeare, Tolstoy—while The Hunchback of Notre Dame gets a sharp look at how Disney reshapes Hugo for kids. Science for Readers: IIT Bombay reports a faster Nature-published method to turn straight-chain carbon compounds into ring-shaped molecules. Energy & Climate Tech: CityUHK researchers report 20.5% efficiency in organic solar cells by reworking triplet excitons into usable charges. Tech/Media: A Ghost Story and other A24 titles get renewed streaming attention, and Bridgerton fans keep arguing as Netflix’s split-release strategy reshapes pacing. Local/Community: A Bozeman reader complains about a newspaper’s heavy national focus and lack of local coverage.
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