European libraries are allowed to digitize books without the consent of the rights holder, the senior advisor to Europe’s top court said Thursday.The European Copyright Directive does not prevent the digitization of books in a library’s collection if those books are made accessible to the public on dedicated terminals, wrote Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen in a formal opinion to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).Under the directive, member states must grant authors the exclusive right to authorize or prohibit the reproduction of public works. But there are specific exceptions that apply to libraries which are allowed to make books public for the purpose of research or private study, he said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
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The Book Depository’s IT director Will Jones is departing the company after four years.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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World Book Night is continuing its international spread, with Germany now set to join the UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Stationery retailer Viking has reported a “promising” start to its bookselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Morpurgo's War Horse (Egmont) was comfortably the bestselling book in the UK last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Children's publishers remain confident that the printed book will be the dominant format for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A library in Bexley is to introduce a paid membership system once it leaves council control this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones has launched a "book club" promotion, with the strapline: "Books you... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon and Schuster will release blockbuster writer Jackie Collins’ backlist in digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Members of six organisations have announced they will gather to lobby parliament on cuts to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In 2011, one phrase defined the magazine industry: digital editions. Whether publishers were deciding to take the leap into digitizing their publications, or deciding on what app to develop next, digital was top of mind for publishers of all kinds. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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The Booksellers Association has dismissed volunteer-run libraries as "unsustainable",... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A series of funding cuts to libraries in Somerset has been halted, after the High Court found... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Independent publisher Saqi Books is to launch a new non-fiction imprint, with plans to publish... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Wenner Media has named a new chief digital officer, David Kang, who becomes the third person to hold the position in less than a year. Wenner hired its first chief digital officer, Steven Schwartz, in 2009. He left in May for his old employer, Reuters. The next person in the job, Michael... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Print books sales in the US fell 9% in 2011, with strong growth in digital sales appearing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A group of Chinese writers has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company's App Store sells pirated versions of the authors' works. Continue reading at PC World
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An imprint of Penguin Group USA discovered Kerry Schafer after she posted samples on Bookcountry.com, a site that lets writers share their work. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired music star Sir Elton John's first book, Love is The Cure... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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