#Copyright

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The Missing 20th Century: How Copyright Protection Makes Books Vanish

Because of the strange distortions of copyright protection, there are twice as many newly published books available on Amazon from 1850 as there are from 1950 Continue reading at 'The Atlantic'

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA warns over copyright

The Publishers Association has repeated its warnings over government proposals to limit licensing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright at a Crossroads: William Patry

If there was any question that copyright law in the digital age is reaching a critical point, a coalition of Web sites on January 18 offered a stark reminder. In the largest online protest in Internet history, some 7,000 popular sites went dark or otherwise altered their sites, successfully... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reinvent Woolf and Joyce as copyright lapses

Classics publishers are refreshing their editions of modernist authors James Joyce and Virginia... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Books and ActuaLitté launch out-of-copyright library

Google Books and the French online publication ActuaLitté have launched a digital library... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright "drives growth", Mollet tells select committee

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 15:57 Publishers Association chief executive Richard Mollet has defended the fundamental value of copyright at a select committee evidence session into the Hargreaves Review. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA hails copyright legal first

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 28/07/2011 - 15:38 A legal case ruling that an internet service provider (ISP) must block access to a copyright-infringing website has been hailed by the Publishers Association as setting a legal precent to protect copyright. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission Recognizes Importance of Copyright for Content Creators in Key New Proposals

Two documents affecting online copyright were published by the European Commission this week, both incorporating ideas and proposals made by the European Publishers Council that will help sure up innovation and investment in the online content sectors. Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hargreaves says no to 'fair use' clause in copyright review

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 09:55 Publishers appear to have got a reprieve in the Hargreaves Review into intellectual property with it recommending against imposing an American style 'Fair Use' defence for copyright exceptions. The report also suggested the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBF: Execs say governments must be ?"made to listen" on copyright defence

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 13/04/2011 - 14:11 The industry must make a stronger case to government for strengthening safeguards on copyright, with the protection of authors at its heart, said senior international publishers speaking at London Book Fair's 40th anniversary... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fair use copyright law "would create uncertainty"

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 07/04/2011 - 09:06 Introducing an American-style "fair use" exception for intellectual property would result in greater uncertainty for copyright holders, the Society of Authors and Association of Authors Agents have claimed. Both... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette to bring French out of copyright titles into print

Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 22/03/2011 - 16:45 Hachette Livre and the French National Library (BnF) have signed a print-on-demand agreement for the publisher to sell through bookshops out-of-copyright works from the BnF’s online library Gallica. An initial 15,000 titles... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changing copyright laws could "stifle" literature, report finds

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/03/2011 - 08:50 Changing copyright laws in the UK could strike a blow to investment in literature, a report has found. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has produced the document for the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), which reveals that out... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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