A bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights easily passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, and is headed to the Senate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
International Publishers Association president Michiel Kolman has spoken of his organisation's role in lobbying for "robust copyright frameworks and freedom to publish protections” in a speech given in the Chinese city of Chengdu on UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
After briefly stalling, a bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights could come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first bill to come from the House Judiciary Committee's recently concluded review our nation's copyright laws reveals just how fractured the politics of copyright have become. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Standard Digital: ‘Piracy discourages authors who want to make a contribution to society,’ says Kenya Publishers Association chief David Waweru. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘Knowledge Lost to the Rest of Us’ t Kenya’s Standard Digital, Protus Onyango recently has reported on what the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The report, which details mismanagement at the Copyright Office, complicates a rushed legislative attempt to block Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden from appointing a new Register of Copyrights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just days after its introduction, a bill that would allow Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights has passed out of Committee. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would let Donald Trump pick the next register, rather than Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube isn't the only site record labels are taking issue with when it comes to copyright infringement. Financial Times reports that music publishers want Facebook to license music that gets posted on its site and take down any user-submitted videos... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the key proposals made by the Australia Productivity Commission is backing the call for ending restrictions on parallel book imports before the end of 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a long-awaited first move toward U.S. copyright reform, the House Judiciary Committee this week backed the creation of an autonomous Copyright Office. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian national organisation Access Copyright is warning creators and publishers that 2017 royalties could fall by as much as 55% due to a reduction in revenue from the educational sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In her first major move, Librarian of Congress last week Carla Hayden removed Maria Pallante as Register of Copyrights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The last major updates to the Singapore Copyright Act were in 2004, before the era of tablets, e-readers, and smartphones. The law, which was enacted in 1987, is in urgent need of an overhaul to address the opportunities that have arisen from new technologies, and to close the loopholes that may... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
If a court rules that photographer Carol Highsmith must pay to publish her own work, it sets a scary precedent for public-domain art. If a court rules that photographer Carol Highsmith must pay to publish her own work, it sets a scary precedent for public-domain art.Could... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Positioning copyright issues and related content-management approaches, Frankfurt Book Fair premium partner Copyright Clearance Center has a series of event The post Copyright Clearance Center Partnership Highlights Rights Issues at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Departure from the European Union will mean government has a policy choice to make for the future direction of copyright, says William Bowes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A proposed reform of European Union copyright law grants online news publishers additional rights that could lead to the closure of services such as Google News if strictly enforced.Copyright law already provides reporters with protection for the news stories they publish, but in a draft... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has called on the government to keep European Union trade barriers to an “absolute minimum” and to encourage investment in the UK via stronger copyright rules during its Brexit negotiations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the second time in eight years of contentious litigation, three academic publishers have appealed a key fair use decision involving the use of unlicensed digitized course readings on college campuses to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]