A proposed reform of European Union copyright law grants online news publishers additional rights that could lead to the closure of services such as Google News if strictly enforced.Copyright law already provides reporters with protection for the news stories they publish, but in a draft directive published Wednesday the European Commission wants to create an additional, related right giving newspapers more powers to make news aggregators pay for using snippets consisting of, say, the headline and a sentence or two of each story.News publishers say that in reusing such snippets without payment, aggregators like Google News are stealing their content. Meanwhile, the aggregators maintain that they are sending news websites additional traffic they can monetize.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Inc.'s effort to digitize the world's books inched forward Monday, as the search giant said it had struck deals with French authors and publishers that end six years of litigation and open the way to sell out-of-print French books online. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Though results aren't what they used to be, sales still spiked for the first pick. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Apple introduced the iPad tablet in 2010, many newspaper publishers were eager to step up and create apps for the device. These early adopters recognized the tablet as an important medium to attract audiences and gain revenue, and they introduce ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chicago Tribune is mulling a plan to charge online readers premiums for different kinds of content, a structure similar to the fee it charges for the print literary magazine it introduced this year. The city's largest newspaper is charting ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For publishers and content creators, Tumblr exists at the heart of one of the Web’s great dilemmas. On the one hand, the micro-blogging social network can act as force-multiplier that expands the reach of content, in the same way that aggregator sites and Facebook and Twitter do. But that’s... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has criticised the tactics used by the opponents of copyright, with PA... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Further pressure on publishers to fall in line over the use of open access models is set to come... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London, England – The World e-Reading Congress drew a number of influential speakers in London today, including Duncan Edwards, CEO of Hearst Magazines International, who highlighted the striking rise of tablet publishing. Hearst is ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The announcement of a Defamation Bill in the Queen's Speech today (9th May) has been welcomed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force authors and photographers to individually fight the online search-engine... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google said Wednesday that customers can now charge more types of Android content to their cell phone bill, including music, movies, books and apps. Google is partnered with a number of carriers globally, including T-Mobile in the U.S., with Sprint coming soon. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to have "stewardship of a major international company", while his son James showed "wilful ignorance" over phone hacking, according to a Select Committee report published today. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unresolved conflicts among publishers, sellers, libraries, and the U.S. Justice Department cloud the future of the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a cheeky promotional claim that profitability is "not something we think about," Punch has a grand vision of becoming a lucrative tablet publishing platform. But first, a quiz: hedge fund or organic farm?David Bennahum is the CEO of Punch, a news and entertainment app that launched last... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting to the consumer, getting the right content to that consumer, and then making this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is paying authors $1 for every audiobook they sell if they sign up to its Audible Author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In July 2011, when Harvard Business School changed the name of its book publishing operation to Harvard Business Review Press to match its strongest brand, the Harvard Business Review magazine, it wasn’t clear what kind of impact it might have. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has told UK bookshops that it is shutting its reseller programme, and has invited the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google will end its Google eBooks reseller program which allowed independent bookstores to sell ebooks through Google's platform. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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