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Did Google Pay Belgian Newspapers a $6M Copyright Fee? Sure Looks Like It.

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 ]

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How A Congresswoman Is Asking Reddit Users To Re-shape Copyright Laws

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 ]

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Pivotal piracy case could put copyright trolls out of business

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 ]

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Google Settles Copyright Case With Publishers

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 ]

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German Publishers in Online Copyright Fight

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 ]

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Google tweaks algorithms to relegate copyright infringers

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 ]

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Google Books case tests the limits of copyright law

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 ]

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Hooper report calls for 'copyright hub'

A government-commissioned report into the feasibility of developing a Digital Copyright Exchange... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]

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PA criticises 'tawdry theft' of copyright

The Publishers Association has criticised the tactics used by the opponents of copyright, with PA... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Web’s Copyright Conundrum

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 >>
[ Source: Slate | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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