Four large US publishers sue ‘shadow library’ for alleged copyright infringement

The publishers are claiming unspecified damages from the file-sharing Library Genesis, which they say has distributed files illegallyFour leading US publishers have sued an online “shadow library” that allows visitors to download textbooks and other copyrighted materials free.Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson Education filed the suit against Library Genesis, also known as LibGen, in Manhattan federal court, citing “extensive violations” of copyright law. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-15 16:55:19 UTC ]

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-22 20:34:47 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-09 12:58:39 UTC ]
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Pearson to retain office locations in Strand, Oxford and Harlow

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-12 23:30:26 UTC ]
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At a shameful detention camp, an improbable football team

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Pearson releases editorial guidelines to combat systemic racism

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Some travellers at Toronto's Pearson airport fined for violating new hotel-quarantine rules

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Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

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US Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’

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MCB scoops new poetry anthology from bestseller Esiri

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Macmillan Learning Announces Winners of First Annual “Black History, Black Stories” Contest

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