The groups argue Audible should be required to "license the rights it seeks to exploit for its profit—just as others must—as required by copyright law and fundamental fairness.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The creators of Jetflicks and iStreamitAll are facing federal charges for running two of the largest illegal streaming sites in the United States. A federal grand jury today charged eight people with conspiring to violate copyright law for their invo... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-08-28 00:59:00 UTC ]
Major US publishers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon's audiobook company Audible in a row over a new speech-to-text feature which they say is a violation of copyright law. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 15:42:06 UTC ]
Publishers should be given a waiver on part of the EU’s recently passed Digital Single Market Directive regarding licensing deals for links to their content, a new report recommends. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 04:34:34 UTC ]
An estimated 90% of all written works worldwide are not available in accessible formats. New Zealand is implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to help change that. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-07-23 20:01:52 UTC ]
As with antitrust violations or copyright law and data infringements, 2019 is seeing European regulators getting more feisty when it comes to cracking down on hate speech. The post What to know about Europe’s fight on platform hate speech appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-07-12 04:00:09 UTC ]
The Week in Libraries, June 15, 2018: The scholarly publishing community mourns Elsevier's Karen Hunter; The EU will vote next week on a controversial change to copyright law; Net neutrality sunsets, but the fight goes on. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Demand for Canadian educational content remains high, however the ongoing supply of Canadian learning resources remains uncertain after a 2012 change to copyright law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 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 ]
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 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) is pushing back against Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry's suggestion that proposed "vast exceptions to copyright law for libraries," would devastate European publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Diary of Anne Frank has been removed from book repository Wikisource after the site became aware it had fallen foul of copyright law. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's book scanning project constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law, an appeals court confirmed Friday, ending a ten-year legal fight by the Authors Guild and other writers' groups to have it stopped. Google began working with libraries in 2004 to digitize their book collections,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new report, changes to Canada’s copyright law have had devastating effects on educational publishers and will ultimately contribute to a decline in the quality and quantity of content available to students. Trade publishers say they, too, are feeling the impact. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing a major uptick in Internet piracy, the Authors Guild has urged Congress to require ISPs to monitor and filter the Internet for pirated works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert Levine, author of Free Ride, explores how copyright law is and is not serving authors and consumers in today's Internet-dominated marketplace. The post Why Copyright Needs to Be Defended appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Education publishers rely “heavily on the protections provided by copyright law in the US... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's massive book-scanning project that makes complete copies of books without the authors' permission is perfectly legal under U.S. copyright law, a federal judge ruled today, deciding an 8-year-old legal battle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eight years after a group of authors and publishers sued Google for scanning more than 20 million library books without the permission of rights holders, a federal judge has ruled that the web giant's sweeping book project stayed within the bounds of U.S. copyright law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-11-14 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 ]