The EU Digital Economy and Society commissioner, Günther Oettinger, told a Frankfurt Book Fair audience the EU is striving for a single digital market. The post European Commission Drives for Copyright Modernization appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A copyright lawsuit filed by Memphis-based indie publisher the Devault-Graves Agency against the Salinger Literary Trust is moving from Tennessee to New Hampshire, where Salinger’s heir, Colleen Salinger resides. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has no plans to weaken copyright, but wants a "targeted" and "balanced" reform with concrete benefits for consumers and right holders, Gunther Oettinger, the member of the European Commission with responsibility for the Digital Economy and Society, has told the Frankfurt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Artist who was forced to withdraw pastiche of children’s books hits back with fresh satireThe artist who was threatened with legal action by Penguin for a humorous book introducing children to the art world in the style of the Peter and Jane readers from the 1960s and 1970s has taken satirical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new report, changes to Canada’s copyright law have had devastating effects on educational publishers and will ultimately contribute to a decline in the quality and quantity of content available to students. Trade publishers say they, too, are feeling the impact. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
With remand briefs now filed by both sides, the stage is set for a new decision in a closely watched copyright case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing a major uptick in Internet piracy, the Authors Guild has urged Congress to require ISPs to monitor and filter the Internet for pirated works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The planned reform of European Union (EU) copyright law must strike a fair balance between authors’ rights and public access to culture, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) agreed in a vote on Tuesday (16th June). The parliament’s legal affairs committee backed some proposals from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
ALA joins a chorus of Internet and tech businesses in questioning a proposal to establish the U.S. Copyright office as its own independent agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
AAP officials have called the proposal "a critical first step" toward modernizing the Copyright Office, but a coalition of Internet companies are less enthused. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys for the Salinger Literary Trust argue that a copyright suit filed by indie publisher, The Devault-Graves Agency is without merit and should be tossed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Vested interests" profiting only a few will attempt to hold up the reform of copyright, Andrus Ansip, vice president for the digital single market (DSM) at the European Commission, has said. Speaking at the European Digital Forum in Brussels yesterday (1st June), Ansip said that copyright... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries are among the organizations to join a new coalition dedicated to promoting "balanced" copyright laws. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Green Party is to review its policy on copyright following protests by authors and publishers. In a policy document released last week the party said it wanted to reduce copyright terms to a maximum of 14 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Conflicting messages have been issued on the Green Party's copyright policy, after an uproar among authors over its proposal to limit copyright to just 14 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors are protesting against a Green Party proposal to reduce the length of copyright terms to a maximum of 14 years. The UK copyright term is currently set at the life of the author plus 70 years, but in the "Intellectual Property" section of a policy statement the Green Party says it wants... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A global piracy ring has been found guilty in a US federal court of intentionally infringing copyright, sharing copies of books from up to 16,000 international publishers. The maximum damages allowed under US law - $37.5m – were awarded. The case of Elsevier Inc v Victor Kozlov and Pavel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judge Orinda Evans has denied publishers’ bid to gather new evidence in the closely-watched Georgia State University e-reserves case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers has launched a petition to promote the importance of copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is currently seeking a law change in the US that would enable third parties to preserve older games that are no longer supported by their publisher in ways that, currently breach copyright law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]