In testimony delivered before a House subcommittee, AG counsel Jan Constantine recapped the AG’s long running copyright dispute with Google and offered one possible solution—a collective licensing agreement for digital presentation rights to out-of-print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After eight years of litigation—three of which had all parties stumping together for an ill-fated, controversial settlement—Judge Denny Chin last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild over Google’s mass scanning of library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is nothing wrong with Google scanning millions of book and making that text available as snippets in search results. This is the ruling made today by a judge in New York, bringing to an end an eight year legal battle between Google and The Authors Guild in conjunction with several specific... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild, are fighting Amazon's bid to own new global domain names including .book, .author, and .read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digitization proponents and library advocates hailed the October 10 decision in the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust case as an unequivocal, emphatic victory for fair use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's a big day in the world of ebooks, and not just for the crew at Amazon. Today, Judge Denise Cote approved settlement terms for three of the publishers accused by the Justice Department of price fixing. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins each agreed to settle with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-07 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 ]
After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild is encouraging its 8,500 members to submit comments against the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and three large publishers. The settlement, the guild argues, will only benefit Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bit buried in last week’s iPad 3 excitement was the news that Apple, along with five major American book publishers, was given notice by the Justice Department that it’s about to be sued for colluding to raise prices. A tech giant can afford to shrug off something as petty as an anti-trust... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 10:12 The US Authors Guild has accused Amazon.com of "boldly breaching its contracts" with publishers by signing them up to its new Kindle Lending programme without permission. It claimed it is doing this to drive sales of its Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 08:25 The judge in the Google Settlement case has extended the deadline for talks between the internet giant and the publishers and authors involved. The deal, which involves a revised book-scanning agreement for out of print... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the Google Book Search Settlement in tatters, its fragile alliance splintering, and the parties now on a pretrial schedule, the Authors Guild last week expanded its infringement claims by suing a consortium of university libraries over a digital library initiative. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild has sued five universities and a library partnership organization alleging copyright infringement over their use of certain digitized copies of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 13:02 Google, American publishers and the US Authors Guild have been given until next month to revise a book-scanning agreement for out of print titles and orphan works. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]