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Apple will have to pay three Chinese authors a total of $118,000 for stocking their books in its App Store without a proper say-so, according to China Daily. A court ruled that it was Apple's job to verify that third-party uploads met copyright requirements and that it had the means to do so... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age.Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that his... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bill broadening protections for news publishers was approved by the Bundestag, but critics said the measure did not go far enough. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2013-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German Bundestag has adopted a controversial, but weakened, online copyright bill that gives publishers the exclusive right to make commercial use of their publications on the Internet. The bill aims to protect publishers against systematic access to copyrighted content by search engine... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new research centre at Glasgow university will examine "the changing nature of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government's proposal for a new copyright exception on the photocopying of education... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Copyright Licensing Agency has warned that the government's proposed exceptions to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Further details and in-depth discussion are needed for the proposed exceptions to copyright ... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government is to introduce exceptions to copyright law that would allow individual users to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europeans have been trying for years to force Google to prop up the continent’s’ struggling news publishers. A new deal in Belgium suggests they have finally succeeded. In a blog post on Wednesday, Google said it has resolved a ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Inc. (GOOG) reached a deal with Belgian newspaper publishers, resolving a six-year copyright battle that had blocked the owner of the world’s most-used search engine from publishing links to local newspapers. “We tur ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Lofgren wants Netizens to help craft laws that protect the future of the Net itself. Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the House Ethics Committee, has published a thought-provoking article about the legal tactic of seizing of domain names when the owners are accused of copyright infringement. She... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Association of American Publishers A Pennsylvania District Court judge seems to be fed up with copyright holders wasting the courts’ time and resources, ordering an adult movie studio and five anonymous alleged copyright infringers to present their respective cases to court in a bellwether... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers has settled a long-running copyright infringement case with Google Inc., though the issue of whether Google had the right to digitally reproduce books in copyright is still being hashed out in court. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'
[ AllThingsD | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Step into a German cafe and you'll likely find most of your fellow customers leafing through a newspaper or magazine. The consumption of printed media here borders on the voracious - and it's comparatively rare to find your neighbour flicking ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is to reduce the visibility of websites that attract a high number of copyright removal... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books – which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A government-commissioned report into the feasibility of developing a Digital Copyright Exchange... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has criticised the tactics used by the opponents of copyright, with PA... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For publishers and content creators, Tumblr exists at the heart of one of the Web’s great dilemmas. On the one hand, the micro-blogging social network can act as force-multiplier that expands the reach of content, in the same way that aggregator sites and Facebook and Twitter do. But that’s... Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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