Adblock Plus wins another legal battle with German publishers

Süddeutsche Zeitung’s lawsuit is thrown out by court in latest blow to online newspapers hoping to halt spread of adblockingThe company behind the most popular adblocking software has fended off a fifth legal challenge in Germany.A Munich court has ruled against one of Germany’s biggest newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung, saying Adblock Plus and its “acceptable ads” programme were legal. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adblock Plus wins another legal battle with German publishers

Süddeutsche Zeitung’s lawsuit is thrown out by court in latest blow to online newspapers hoping to halt spread of adblockingThe company behind the most popular adblocking software has fended off a fifth legal challenge in Germany.A Munich court has ruled against one of Germany’s biggest... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bolton Wins Key Decision in Legal Battle Over His Memoir

In a ruling last week, a federal judge said he will allow the former Trump National Security Advisor to conduct discovery on whether Trump administration officials acted in bad faith in holding up the pre-publication review of Bolton's memoir 'The Room Where It Happened.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker wins eight-publisher battle for Faloyin

Harvill Secker has triumphed in an eight-publisher auction for the “invigoratingly original” Africa Is Not A Country by Dipo Faloyin. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 22:48:05 UTC ]
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HarperCollins wins eight-publisher battle for Fowler's adventure series

HarperCollins Children’s Books has triumphed in an eight-publisher UK auction for début author Aisling Fowler’s Middle Grade magical adventure series Fireborn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 01:49:54 UTC ]
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Morton wins $500,000 legal battle against literary agent

Australian author Kate Morton has won a $500,000 lawsuit against her former literary agent Selwa Anthony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Abuse of market power’: Inside German publishers’ legal beef with Google

The latest in a long, ongoing legal feud between German publishers and Google ended victoriously for the search giant last month, when it was cleared of using its market dominance to allegedly punish publishers. But this is symptomatic of a larger issue surrounding ancillary copyright laws,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joseph Goebbels' family win legal battle to be paid royalties for diary extracts

Random House Germany had argued against paying to publish Nazi propaganda minister’s diaries in new biography on moral groundsDescendents of Joseph Goebbels, Adolph Hitler’s propaganda minister, are to be paid royalties for extracts from his diaries published in a new biography, following a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German broadcasters lose AdBlock Plus legal challenge

RTL and ProSiebenSat1’s failed court case against maker Eyeo follows similar lawsuit by Zeit Online and HandelsblattGerman broadcasters RTL and ProSiebenSat1 have lost a court action against Eyeo, the maker of online ad-blocking software AdBlock Plus.A spokesperson for the court confirmed the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publishers start legal action against Google over news snippets

German news publishers are escalating their fight to get a cut of the ad revenue that Google makes when it republishes parts of their news articles.The publishers’ society VG Media has started legal proceedings against Google after the search-engine giant refused to negotiate with the collecting... Continue reading at PC World

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Amazon wins EU ebook pricing battle with Apple and major book publishers

The European Union has accepted an offer from Apple and four major publishers to reduce pricing restrictions on content offered at Amazon and other book-sellers. After being caught out by the EU, we heard that the offer was likely to be adopted last month, and the commission has now confirmed... Continue reading at Engadget

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The German Publishing Prize: 66 Publishers Honored, Three With €60,000 Each

With a total value of more than €1.6 million, the German Publishing Prize selects and honors socially engaged independent publishers. The post The German Publishing Prize: 66 Publishers Honored, Three With €60,000 Each appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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German Publishers Association Names Its 2019 German Book Prize Jurors

Jurors have been named in the 2019 German Book Prize competition. The winner will be announced on October 14 during the Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post German Publishers Association Names Its 2019 German Book Prize Jurors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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German Publishers Association Cheers EC Commitments from Amazon: ‘Another Victory for Publishers’

Perhaps nowhere is there such a jubilant response to the European Commission's pressure on Amazon than in Germany. The Börsenverein hails the week's events. The post German Publishers Association Cheers EC Commitments from Amazon: ‘Another Victory for Publishers’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German adblocking case adds new twist to AdBlock Plus whitelist policy

Fed up with readers using ad blockers to access its content for free, German publishing giant Axel Springer won a free ride of its own in a court appeal on Friday.The publisher's lawyers have been trying to get ad blocking declared illegal in a series of suits against German software company... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Klett-Cotta’s Martina Hefter Wins the German Book Prize

The Leipzig-based Martina Hefter's 'Hey, Good Morning, How Are You?' has won the €25,000 20th German Book Prize. The post Klett-Cotta’s Martina Hefter Wins the German Book Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Han Kang’s Nobel win is testament to importance of small press publishing

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences• South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – as it happenedThe announcement of the South Korean writer Han Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-10 17:04:48 UTC ]
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Anne Applebaum Wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize

The journalist, essayist, and author Anne Applebaum wins the German Book Trade's Peace Prize for her work's focus on democracy and peace.' The post Anne Applebaum Wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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German Book Prize: 180 Novels Submitted by 106 Publishers

180 titles have been submitted for this year's German Book Prize, established to 'draw attention beyond national borders' to German fiction. The post German Book Prize: 180 Novels Submitted by 106 Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Bologna 2024: Publishers from Colombia, New Zealand, Morocco Win Top Prizes

Each year the Bologna Children’s Book Fair honors a half dozen publishers with the BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year; the 2024 winnerswere announced on April 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day: German Publishers Expect to Give Books to 1.1 Million Kids

The publishers and booksellers of Germany are developing a special 2024 World Book Day campaign for April 23. The post World Book Day: German Publishers Expect to Give Books to 1.1 Million Kids appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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