A federal appeals court in New York City dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday filed against Mountain View-based Google Inc. alleging that the technology giant's program to create digital copies of books should not be allowed. The decision is a loss to the authors whose books are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple’s ebook division will no longer be overseen by a court-appointed monitor after the US Justice Department ruled that the company had made improvements to its antitrust compliance program. Despite the positive outcome for Apple, the Justice Department was critical of the company’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Samsung for the technology giant to develop co-branded tablets that will include Nook software. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. conspired to raise the prices of ebooks, a judge ruled Wednesday morning, after a trial in which the Department of Justice accused the technology giant of aggressively pressuring publishers to raise prices and weaken Amazon.com. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]