The last major updates to the Singapore Copyright Act were in 2004, before the era of tablets, e-readers, and smartphones. The law, which was enacted in 1987, is in urgent need of an overhaul to address the opportunities that have arisen from new technologies, and to close the loopholes that may have resulted from new ways in which copyrighted works are created, distributed, and accessed. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Software companies, once on the periphery of Christian book publishing, find themselves increasingly taking center stage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houses in the religion category run the gamut from corporate conglomerates like HarperCollins Christian Publishing to university presses like Georgetown and nonprofits like the Jewish Publication Society; from family-owned traditional publishers like Baker Publishing Group to recent startups... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the Canadian Copyright Modernization Act was passed in 2012, publishing associations were happy with certain aspects of the legislation, including its antipiracy measures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A German copyright law that gives publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their content online is unconstitutional according to Yahoo, which has filed a complaint with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court.The law, which came into effect last August, gives publishers exclusive... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission is to take "a few more weeks" to finalise its White Paper on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster, the ebook subscription service with nearly half a million titles, launched in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Doyle estate is hoping to overturn two lower court decisions that affirming that the character of Sherlock Homes is in the public domain, in anticipation of a full appeal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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InterMix, the digital-first imprint of Berkley/New American Library, has acquired "Tryst," a novel by Alex Rosa developed on Book Country, Penguin Random House’s online writing community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Library Board in Singapore is removing and destroying three children’s books featuring plots with gay or nontraditional families. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall religion, in not so many words: still too many pastors; religion is still bad for you and the world (Christopher Hitchens has even come back from the dead, via previously unpublished essays, to remind us of this); Pope Francis still looks promising. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road attorneys called HarperCollins' $1.1 million request for attorneys fees "shocking," and argued that such an award would universally harm authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media journalist from Rupert Murdoch paper tried to confront Martin Clarke over alleged lifting of articles from other sitesThe spat between News Corp and Mail Online over copyright in Australia has spilled over to the Cannes Lions advertising festival, with a late night altercation between... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright exceptions relating to private copying and parody are expected to come into force later... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play is soon to make ebooks available in 13 more countries around the world. The company... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europeans can continue browsing the Web without fear of breaking copyright law, Europe’s top court has determined in a landmark ruling. The legality of this common practice came into question in Europe as a result of a years-long tussle involving U.K. newspaper publishers, a public relations... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Room, one of the fastest growing social discovery platforms for books, has reached more than one million members and just released a major platform update with a new look and feel, including a responsive design for mobile. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishers’ Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government has delayed the implementation of copyright exceptions regarding parody and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A desire to make spirituality a more integral part of everyday life combined with the technology that makes that easier would seem a match made in, well, at least Silicon Valley, if not somewhere higher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest news on religion publishing for spring 2014. New books and apps, author interviews and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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