Google's goal of scanning millions of out-of-print books for online access has drawn the ire of authors and publishers for years. Today, a US appeals court ruled that the practice is in fact legal. Claims of infringement brought by the Authors Guil... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Madonna's "Sex" had long dominated the list of the top most searched for out-of-print books, but there's a new title on top of the list. The post What are the Most Searched For Out-of-Print Books? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]