Transparency reports about government data requests have become very common from tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google. But while these firms publish reports, their hands are tied when it comes to what they can reveal. Twitter wants to change that. A federal judge in California ruled in Twitter's favour, dismissing the US government's claim that revealing precise numbers of data requests represented a "clear and present danger." The ruling against the government doesn't change anything in the short term, but it is still an important victory for freedom of speech. Twitter can now move forward with a lawsuit… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claudia Winkleman has been unveiled as the head judge for Book People’s latest Bedtime Story competition with a theme of “friendship”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos has served his former publisher Simon & Schuster US with a $10m lawsuit, days after his self-published memoir was released. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher Dennis is leading a project to use blockchain technology to improve transparency within digital ad transactions. The post Dennis is trying to use blockchain to improve programmatic transparency appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel has revealed it is “increasingly unlikely” that her next novel will be published by next summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The estate of J R R Tolkien and HarperCollins have reportedly settled an $80m (£62m) lawsuit against Warner Bros over the licensing of online games, apps, slot machines and other types of gambling merchandise based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new program, called Global Certified Accessible, allows publishers to verify whether their ebooks meet accessibility standards required by blind or low vision students as well as those with dyslexia or other disabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature Wales has raised “serious concerns” regarding the Welsh Publishing and Literature Review released last week after it was accused of being “inward looking” and “uncertain as to its proper purpose”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books posted a modest gain in the week ended June 18, 2017, over the similar week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier has been awarded $15 million in damages in a copyright infringement judgement against Sci-Hub and Library Genesis, online repositories of millions of pirated scientific documents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassandra Clare’s lawyer has sought a court order demanding sci-fi writer Sherrilyn Kenyon disclose evidence in the case over trademark infringement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Without much in the way of economic initiatives, Russia's support measures for publishers and booksellers leave most of the effort to regional governments. The post Russian Government Support Disappoints Publishers and Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany and France have called on policy-makers in their respective governments in Berlin and Paris as well as in Brussels for sustainable policies to promote books in the digital age. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Google-Facebook duopoly has proved to be less than perfect. Google's video platform, YouTube, has struggled to provide brand safety, and Facebook is still recovering--PR-wise, at least--from its late 2016 measurement woes. TrustX, a programmatic platform announced last September that... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram Wednesday introduced a clearer way for users to determine when posts by influencers or publishers are the results of commercial relationships with the businesses they are posting about. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network said in a blog post that users will begin seeing... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook released a case study touting the success video-game publisher Activision experienced with a recent advertising campaign for Destiny 2, its upcoming first-person-shooter release. To start, Activision raised awareness of Destiny 2 across both Facebook and Instagram by releasing teaser... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards judges, author Michael Rosen and journalist Nicolette Jones, talk about the importance of funny books and reading for pleasure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Naomi Alderman will join the judging panel for the 30th anniversary of The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Labour politician Alan Johnson, professor Simon James of Durham University and journalist, critic and writer Anita Sethi are some of the names who will judge the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French publishers are happy about Facebook's fact-checking initiative, but there's room for improvement. The post French publishers face delays and transparency issues in Facebook’s fake-news crackdown appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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