Audible has argued a federal court to reject a copyright lawsuit filed by seven publishers against its Captions speech-to-text feature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 07:45:07 UTC ]
The former MP is suing the publisher over an article and social media posts outlining misconduct allegations she labelled ‘slut-shaming’Emma Husar and Buzzfeed are “very close” to settling the former federal MP’s defamation case against the online publisher which she claims portrayed her as “a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-07-19 03:16:17 UTC ]
The writers organization and free speech advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump, seeking to stop the president from "using the machinery of government to retaliate or threaten reprisals against journalists and media outlets for coverage he dislikes." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal court has once again found that Georgia State University’s use of digitized copies for classroom use is protected by fair use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
A global piracy ring has been found guilty in a US federal court of intentionally infringing copyright, sharing copies of books from up to 16,000 international publishers. The maximum damages allowed under US law - $37.5m – were awarded. The case of Elsevier Inc v Victor Kozlov and Pavel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two music publishers - BMG Rights Management LLC and Round Hill Music LP – have sued Atlanta-based Cox Communications Inc., claiming that Cox deliberately turns a blind eye to illegal downloading by its subscribers. BMG and Round Hill, each of which controls the publishing rights to a number of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple must pay for an independent antitrust monitor as part of a permanent injunction handed down on Friday by a federal court in New York. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers who have settled an electronic book pricing dispute with the federal government say they object to penalties the government wants to impose on Apple Inc.A judge ruled in an antitrust case last month that Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple had joined a conspiracy to drive up the price of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]