KinderGuides Copyright Case Ends, Appeal Unlikely

The closely watched case is now closed after the plaintiffs dropped the claim of willful infringement. Moppet Books, meanwhile, said they are unlikely to appeal the summary judgment in the case. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press ends printing after 400 years

More than 400 years of printing under the Cambridge University Press name is to end, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Strikes Deal to End Litigation With French Authors and Publishers

Google has struck a deal with two French organizations representing authors and book publishers, ending years of litigation. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-year Google Books spat ends

Google has struck a deal to digitise French books, ending a six-year legal battle. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA President and CEO Nina Link Stepping Down End of 2012

The MPA announced today that its president and CEO, Nina Link, will be stepping down at the end of the year. Link has held the position for 13 years, longer than any MPA president in the organization's 93-year history. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Stephen King novel for Hard Case Crime

A new novel by Stephen King, Joyland, is to be published by Titan Books imprint Hard Case Crime... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA criticises 'tawdry theft' of copyright

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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Apple Claims US Government Sides With Monopoly in E-book Case

The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of ebook price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Web’s Copyright Conundrum

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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Publisher Settles in E-book Price Fixing Case

Simon & Schuster becomes the latest publisher to settle an antitrust claim by a team of states, while Macmillan, Penguin, and Apple fight on. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book collusion case 'plausible', says judge

A US district judge has denied a motion to dismiss the civil suits filed against five publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google wants authors group out of library case

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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A Mother Is a Story With Neither Beginning Nor End

Next month, the Slate Audio Book Club will discuss Alison Bechdel's Are You My Mother? Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The End of Leadership' peddles the idea of an impotent industry

Barbara Kellerman, an academic leadership all-star, argues in her latest book that her own industry — the one that tries to teach leadership — is pointless in an era in which power has shifted from leaders to followers.To anyone who does not make a living peddling leadership courses, it might... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Real Bad Guy in the E-Book Price Fixing Case

This week, the Obama administration’s Justice Department struck a great legal blow against our open market for books, and indeed against open markets in America. Even though online retailer Amazon has captured more than 50 percent of many key book markets—like the one for ebooks—antitrust... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DOJ's Antitrust Case May Have Huge Implications for Publishing

The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers over alleged ebook price fixing means that the publishers have to... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department formally charges Apple, big five publishers in ebook price fixing case (update)

The Justice Department has formally decided to sue Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Penguin and Simon & Schuster over alleged ebook price-rigging. Apple and Macmillian have already denied any wrongdoing, saying that the agreements were enhancing competition in an industry... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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The Missing 20th Century: How Copyright Protection Makes Books Vanish

Because of the strange distortions of copyright protection, there are twice as many newly published books available on Amazon from 1850 as there are from 1950 Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The End of Illness

Even as the publishing industry staggers through its geologic shift, one genre remains impervious to change or threat: the self-help book. These advice-packed tomes generally come in two distinct flavors: either a get-tough pep talk about discipline and self-control, the sort of thing one might... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback and Hain face contempt of court case

  Proceedings for contempt of court are being brought against Biteback Publishing and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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