How WSJ.com’s Court Case Affects Online Publishers

A New York court recently sided with the Wall Street Journal’s decision to change its terms of service for subscribers, a surprising decision indicating that digital publishers may have more legal leeway than previously imagined. WSJ decide ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GSU E-Reserves Case Goes On After Publishers Win Second Appeal

Barring a settlement, the decade-old copyright case could still be far from a conclusion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Charkin: How (Not) To Start a Publishing Company, a Case Study

'What I hadn’t anticipated was just how difficult it is to start a publishing business,' writes Richard Charkin in a Frankfurt installment of his exclusive series for Publishing Perspectives. The post Richard Charkin: How (Not) To Start a Publishing Company, a Case Study appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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State censures 2 judicial officers for court conduct, online rants about immigrants, gays and Obama

One man was cited for posting far-right memes on Facebook, railing against immigrants, gays and Muslims and claiming that former President Obama was trying to convert the nation to Islam. The other was admonished multiple times for improper conduct and for making “discourteous, demeaning and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury to publish account of case that inspired Netflix hit 'The Staircase'

Ebury is publishing an inside look at the case of Michael Peterson, which became the subject of the hit Netflix true-crime documentary "The Staircase" heralded "the new 'Making a Murderer'". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Court Shakes Up Tax Landscape for Online Sales

The Supreme Court overturned the law requiring that the collection of taxes for online sales was limited only to states where the seller had a physical presence. Bricks-and-mortar retailers applauded the decision. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freedom to Publish Advocacy: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate’ Court Ruling

In a court case mounted with the Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild has prevailed against Faleena Hopkins in the Southern District of New York: Authors can use the word 'cocky' in titles. The post Freedom to Publish Advocacy: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate’ Court Ruling appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Publishes Online Harassment Field Manual

In an effort to combat harassment in the creative fields, PEN America has published, on its website, a free Online Harassment Field Manual. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebel Wilson receives defamation court case support from Taylor Swift

Rebel Wilson has returned to court in Melbourne to fight an appeal by magazine publisher Bauer Media, which was last year found to have defamed the Hollywood star. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebel Wilson deserved right to reply before liar accusations published, court told

Actor’s barrister says Bauer had a campaign to ‘take down’ Wilson and attempted to ‘neutralise’ her responses Rebel Wilson deserved the right to reply before a magazine publisher accused her of being a serial liar – and an apology afterwards – a Melbourne court has been told.The Australian actor... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The case for abolishing online anonymity | Letters

The Guardian requires a name, address and phone number for all of its letter-writers, points out Dr Monica Threlfall. Nigel Gann, Michael Rundell and Martin Davidson air their thoughts on Cambridge Analytica. And Patrick Cosgrove says just don’t use FacebookWhen democrats fought for free speech,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Onion Offers the Definitive Explanation of the Economics of Online Publishing

In a post headlined "Report: We Don't Make Any Money If You Don't Click The Fucking Link," The Onion this morning published what may be the definitive explanation of the economics of online publishing, particularly as it relates to social media. The unbylined post from "America's Finest News... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Ruling Over Embedded Tweets Could Change Online Publishing

A federal judge from New York ruled that embedding a tweet containing an image in a webpage could be considered copyright infringement. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK to publish celeb mums' guide to safety online

DK is publishing Parent Alert​!​ How To Keep Your Kids Safe Online by celebrity mums and best friends Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams this July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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For Second Time, Appeals Court Hears GSU E-Reserves Case

The decade-old litigation over digitized course readings made another appearance before the 11th Circuit last week, but the case could still be far from a conclusion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, Authors Win KinderGuides Copyright Case

A federal judge has found that Moppet Books had infringed copyright with its unauthorized children's "learning guides" to a host of classic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Fake News Will Affect Link Previews From Publishers

The next battleground in Facebook's war against fake news is the link previews on shared posts from publishers. Product manager for news Alex Hardiman announced in a blog post that non-publisher pages can no longer overwrite link metadata--such as headlines, descriptions and images--in Graph API... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are switching affections from Snapchat to Instagram

Facebook’s Instagram is copying Snapchat’s features left and right, and the moves are paying off with publishers. The post Publishers are switching affections from Snapchat to Instagram appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws

Warning that new regulations will give Google, Apple and Facebook too much control of advertising and personal dataAn alliance of news publishers has called on European regulators to rethink proposed changes to online privacy laws, arguing that they will potentially kill their digital businesses... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Appeals Court Orders Expedited Hearing in ReDigi Case

The order, issued by Denny Chin, the judge who presided over Google’s library book scanning litigation, could mean oral arguments in the copyright case could be heard this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo is courting UK publishers to feed its news feed

British publishers including The Telegraph and the Guardian are turning to Yahoo to help boost international audience growth. The post Yahoo is courting UK publishers to feed its news feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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