Since Google News began, publishers have complained that it scrapes their content and offers little in return, letting readers get vital parts of stories as short snippets. In late 2012, the site settled with Belgian publishers after a six-year-long ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite its "Defend Your Net" campaign last year, Google was unable to fully put the brakes on changes to German copyright law that may mean it has to pay up for news excerpts it indexes. As a result, the company announced that unlike the other 60 countries where Google News operates by relying... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A German online copyright law that will give publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their publications on the Internet will come into effect on Aug. 1. The law was published in Germany’s Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on Tuesday. After a law is published in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bill broadening protections for news publishers was approved by the Bundestag, but critics said the measure did not go far enough. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2013-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new research centre at Glasgow university will examine "the changing nature of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Copyright Licensing Agency has warned that the government's proposed exceptions to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government's proposal for a new copyright exception on the photocopying of education... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Further details and in-depth discussion are needed for the proposed exceptions to copyright ... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is to introduce exceptions to copyright law that would allow individual users to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is to reduce the visibility of websites that attract a high number of copyright removal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]