Amicus Briefs Filed in Internet Archive Copyright Case

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 infringement. The Internet Archive’s reply brief is now due on April 19. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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J.D. Salinger Copyright Suit is Dropped

The suit had accused the Salinger Literary Trust of “tortiously interfering” with the Devault-Graves Agency's attempts to license foreign editions of its book, 'J.D. Salinger: Three Early Stories.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers Object to New Internet Tax Act

The Retail Industry Leaders Association opposes legislation in which the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act inserted and says that it would "rob" Main Street retailers of the chance to level the sales tax playing field. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DSM copyright proposals 'a relief'

Customers will be able to access online services providing ebooks, films, music and sports broadcasts under newly proposed rules from the European Commission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anticipation builds ahead of EC's communication on copyright reform

The first legislative communication on copyright reform, as part of the European Commisison's Digital Single Market strategy, is due later today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Akala: the internet has given me freedom

BAFTA and MOBO Award-winning hip-hop artist, writer/poet and historian Akala speaks to Philip Jones ahead of his keynote address at this year’s FutureBook Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DoJ Gets Extension in Apple Case

Department of Justice attorneys now have until January 4, 2016 to file any opposition briefs to Apple's petition for the Supreme Court to hear the company's appeal in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 23, 2015

September bookstore sales rose 6.7% and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A case for Creative Access

Maria Vassilopoulos interviews Creative Access its work to make publishing more diverse. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 9, 2015

Booksellers challenge age-verification law and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Offers $3 Million to Fund Freedom Bankruptcy Case

Tribune Publishing Co., the owners of the Los Angeles Times, offered $3 million to fund Freedom Communication Inc.’s bankruptcy case during the newspaper publisher’s first bankruptcy hearing Wednesday.   A lawyer for the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check It Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: How the Google Books Case Could Change Fair Use On Campus

Perhaps the biggest question to come from Pierre Leval’s written opinion in the extraordinary case of Google Books, is how it might ripple into the day-to-day application of fair use in higher education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission Drives for Copyright Modernization

The EU Digital Economy and Society commissioner, Günther Oettinger, told a Frankfurt Book Fair audience the EU is striving for a single digital market. The post European Commission Drives for Copyright Modernization appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of October 26, 2015

Macmillan creates new learning division and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo donates archive to Seven Stories

Michael Morpurgo has donated his archive, including a handwritten draft of Private Peaceful (HarperCollins Children’s Books) and material relating to the stage and screen adaptations of War Horse (Egmont), to Newcastle based children's literature centre Seven Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oettinger promises 'balance' on copyright

The European Commission has no plans to weaken copyright, but wants a "targeted" and "balanced" reform with concrete benefits for consumers and right holders, Gunther Oettinger, the member of the European Commission with responsibility for the Digital Economy and Society, has told the Frankfurt... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Internet Killed Playboy

Starting next March, Playboy will stop publishing photographs of naked women. The cheesecake will be dialed back to a “PG-13” rating, the New York Times’ Ravi Somaiya reported Monday night. Playmate photos will look “more like the racier sections of Instagram” than the adult section of the... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's no longer court monitored in ebook antitrust case

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 at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dung Beetle spoofs Ladybird after books copyright row

Artist who was forced to withdraw pastiche of children’s books hits back with fresh satireThe artist who was threatened with legal action by Penguin for a humorous book introducing children to the art world in the style of the Peter and Jane readers from the 1960s and 1970s has taken satirical... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fader Releases Full Archive on BitTorrent

All 100 issues from magazine’s 16-year history available for free download. The post The Fader Releases Full Archive on BitTorrent appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of October 12, 2015

Svetlana Alexievich wins the Nobel in literature and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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