Plus, Barnes & Noble shares its best books of the year. (We can all agree this is too early for that, right?) Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-29 11:30:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: Penguin Random Houses's new public policy manager talks about book bans and her new role; a fascinating look at the Internet Archive; and a new survey explores people's attitudes toward libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
As Publishers Weekly reported this week, the Internet Archive, nonprofit home to a robust digital library, has lost its latest appeal in a case brought by publishers. A panel from New York’s Second Circuit “has unanimously affirmed a March 2023 lower court decision finding the Internet Archive’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-06 13:00:06 UTC ]
Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-09-04 17:55:16 UTC ]
The decision leaves only the Supreme Court left for the Internet Archive, suggesting the case may finally be winding down after years of contentious legal wrangling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
While the court clearly appeared skeptical of the Internet Archive's arguments, the panel was deeply engaged and well-prepared, peppering both sides with a wide array of questions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Internet Archive has filed its final reply brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The briefs are the latest development in the long-running copyright infringement case, following the publishers' opening appeal brief filed earlier this month, and comes nearly one year after judge John G. Koeltl unequivocally found the scanning and lending of print library books to be copyright... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. A final resolution could still be years away, however, as the Internet Archive has vowed to appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
The beloved online athenaeum just lost a big court case. Librarians fear it’ll make ebooks less accessible. So why are some writers cheering? Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2023-03-31 13:00:00 UTC ]
At a long-awaited hearing last week, a federal judge sounded skeptical of the Internet Archive’s program to scan and lend library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
After nearly three years of legal wrangling, a federal judge today will hear cross motions for summary judgment in a closely watched lawsuit challenging the legality of the Internet Archive's program to scan and lend print library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over the course of the 90-minute hearing, Judge John G. Koeltl appeared unmoved by the IA's fair use claims and unconvinced that the publishers’ market for library e-books was not impacted by the practice known as controlled digital lending. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
A compilation of PW's coverage of Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books, with the most recent coverage up top. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter to agents and authors, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch touched on a number of topics, including the sales outlook for trade books, the lawsuit against the Internet Archive, and increasing direct-to-consumer marketing and sales efforts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Congress to pass new legislation to rein in tech companies after Twitter boss Elon Musk ignored an information request. “Elon Musk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday’s deadline and answer basic questions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-11-28 12:15:18 UTC ]
A federal court in New York last week ordered that motions for summary judgment be filed by early summer, meaning the fate of the closely watched copyright case could be in the court’s hands by early fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a November 19 letter, lawyers for the plaintiff publishers outlined seven “categories” of requested documents yet to be turned over by the Internet Archive and accused the IA of "hoping to run out the clock” on discovery. Discovery in the case is due to close mid-December. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Lawyers say the Internet Archive's sweeping demand for 10 years worth of monthly sales data is "burdensome in the extreme" and legally "irrelevant." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been a bad year for libraries and those who love them. Despite some interesting tech innovations (we could have been cleaning our books with UV rays this whole time!), many temporarily reopened libraries are closing again due to surging COVID numbers and COVID exposures, and many other... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-11 18:26:49 UTC ]