LinkedIn Corp. will face a lawsuit from members suing it for allegedly violating their privacy by tapping into their external email accounts and downloading their contacts' addresses to recruit more users. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that the class-action lawsuit may proceed, which means members who sued can seek damages for money the professional-networking website made using their email address book information for marketing purposes on multiple occasions, Bloomberg reported. Koh acknowledged… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-07-07 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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Big Green Bookshop co-owner Simon Key came face to face with presenter Piers Morgan on ITV this morning (26th June) - months after the pair had a heated Twitter feud over the merits of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 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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Paul Beatty, celebrated as the first American to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize, appeared in an onstage interview at the Sydney Writers’ Festival in Australia on Friday. But when the conversation turned to race, things got heated. ABC Radio National host Michael Cathcart, who is white, was... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-31 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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Relatives of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Twitter, Google and Facebook, accusing the tech giants of knowingly supporting Islamic State and its extremist agenda. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LSU has filed a lawsuit against Elsevier, claiming the publisher is wrongly blocking students in its veterinary school from accessing the library’s Elsevier subscriptions. Elsevier officials, meanwhile, are characterizing the contract dispute as a negotiation, and say they hope to settle it... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost anyone can use the worldwide web to be a media outlet, so how will we differentiate between truth, myth and lies? Australia’s two largest legacy media organisations recently announced big cuts to their journalistic staff. Many editorial positions, perhaps up to 120, will disappear at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As subscription growth becomes more top of mind to publishers, Facebook's fast-loading article feature is losing favor. The post Facebook faces increased publisher resistance to Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a spectacularly styled fashion magazine cover, look no further than the May issue of Marie Claire, hitting newsstands April 18. All five "Fresh Faces" covers are notable for the wardrobe selections, especially the one featuring singer-songwriter and Moonlight actress Janelle Mon?e. Her... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The elimination of the NEA, which is proposed in President Trump's just-released budget plan, could have a severe ripple effect on independent publishing, as hundreds of small presses depend on funding from the NEA to stay afloat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Facebook office in Berlin. A report published on Tuesday found that Facebook and Twitter had failed to meet a German target for removing hate speech from their platforms. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another day, another antitrust action against Google: On Monday, the Open Internet Project filed a new complaint with the European Union's top competition authority, charging the search giant with abusing its dominant position in the market for smartphone software.It was in 2014 that the OIP... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week Facebook revealed it has partnered with eight French media companies to fact-check and filter news articles that have been flagged by its users. The news follows a similar effort started by news coalition led by First Draft News. French publishers have welcomed the efforts but admit... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh fears for the future of libraries have emerged with the revelation that local councils are facing a £5.8bn spending gap by 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are hopeful about the chance to finally turn their Facebook videos into a revenue stream, but creative challenges await them. Ads could bring a welcome source of revenue, but videos will have to be edited with breaks in mind. And most online video that's out there now isn't good... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK retailers saw a strong finish to Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 1.0% in December from the same month a year earlier, the British Retail Consortium has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 28th biennial Jerusalem International Book Fair (JIBF) is inviting applications for its Zev Birger Editorial and Agent Fellowships. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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