Copyright is "more important than it has ever been," but has the copyright debate been hijacked by anti-copyright forces, including those in the tech sector? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Responsibility for Europe's copyright enforcement has been moved in Jean-Claude Juncker's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the Canadian Copyright Modernization Act was passed in 2012, publishing associations were happy with certain aspects of the legislation, including its antipiracy measures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A German copyright law that gives publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their content online is unconstitutional according to Yahoo, which has filed a complaint with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court.The law, which came into effect last August, gives publishers exclusive... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission is to take "a few more weeks" to finalise its White Paper on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Doyle estate is hoping to overturn two lower court decisions that affirming that the character of Sherlock Homes is in the public domain, in anticipation of a full appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open Road attorneys called HarperCollins' $1.1 million request for attorneys fees "shocking," and argued that such an award would universally harm authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media journalist from Rupert Murdoch paper tried to confront Martin Clarke over alleged lifting of articles from other sitesThe spat between News Corp and Mail Online over copyright in Australia has spilled over to the Cannes Lions advertising festival, with a late night altercation between... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copyright exceptions relating to private copying and parody are expected to come into force later... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Europeans can continue browsing the Web without fear of breaking copyright law, Europe’s top court has determined in a landmark ruling. The legality of this common practice came into question in Europe as a result of a years-long tussle involving U.K. newspaper publishers, a public relations... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers’ Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government has delayed the implementation of copyright exceptions regarding parody and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
You could have heard about the “poor man’s copyright” anywhere: from an older relative, from a friend, from a high school English teacher. They find out that you’ve been working on a novel and they want to help, so they tell you to mail it to yourself once it’s done. That way, even if you don’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Radical publisher Lawrence & Wishart has defended itself after being involved in a copyright... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
“We used to get our news from a couple of anchormen," noted Forbes CEO Mike Perlis in his OnCopyright 2014 keynote. "That’s not the world we live in any more." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The event is set for Wednesday, April 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm, at the New York Academy of Sciences, located at 7 World Trade Center. Registration is still open. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copyright experts had seen the case as a key test of the DMCA's "safe harbor" provision, which protects Internet service providers from liability for the infringing behavior of its users. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The group alleges that the Canadian definition of fair use is subject to an "excessively broad interpretation." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
2013 was a good year for Urdu publishing, with several notable titles hitting bookstores, but unlicensed reprinting of copyright protected works persists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A US court has ruled that the public can use characters and aspects from Arthur Conan Doyle's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]