Microsoft and Getty Images have settled a copyright dispute and agreed to work together to provide the digital media company’s images for the software giant’s products like Bing and Cortana.Getty had filed a complaint in September against the Bing Image Widget, launched in the previous month, which let publishers embed collages and slideshows of images from search results on their websites.In its copyright complaint against Microsoft in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Getty alleged that the “beautiful, configurable image galleries and slideshows” typically consist of copyrighted images, including images whose copyrights are owned or controlled by Getty.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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'"Galaktika" has agreed to pay each author whose work it infringed for compensation,' according to the Authors Guild's statement. The post US Author’s Guild Announces Copyright Infringement Agreement With Hungarian Magazine appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft has quietly launched the Xbox Creators Program on Xbox One. Finding it and its wares on the Xbox Store may prove tough, however. Back in March, Microsoft said the self-publishing program would exist in its own subsection of the marketplace,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft’s annual ebook giveaway sees the company offering vast amounts of guides for free. These are high-quality titles covering pretty much every Microsoft product or service you care to think of. There are millions of Microsoft ebooks up for grabs, and you can download as many -- or as few... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A theatre sketch show put on by graduates in Cambridge has received legal threats from Hachette UK for allegedly infringing its Famous Five trademark for the publisher's parody series Five Go. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 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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As the US Book Industry Study Group surveys new awareness of rights, China's markets are seeing positive trends in copyright-based exports. The post China’s ‘Copyright Industry’ Shows Rapid Growth, Exports in Creative Products appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the owner of a Kindle, I normally get all my ebooks from Amazon. It is a great experience, as not only can I read the book on my e-reader, but thanks to the Kindle app, my smartphone and tablet too. Quite frankly, I never considered getting an electronic book anywhere else. If you are a... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed a US court ruling awarding publisher Elsevier $15m in damages for copyright infringements. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Firms including Penguin Random House and HarperCollins have spoken out about timber company’s ‘dangerous’ moves to quash campaigners’ claims The world’s biggest book publishers have been dragged into a bitter dispute between a US logging company and environmental campaigners Greenpeace. It... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Docs.com is a file sharing service from Microsoft that lets you publish and share content from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway, and Minecraft world, as well as PDF documents. It was originally created as part of a collaboration with Facebook in 2010, and then revamped in 2015. However,... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and 21 other companies today published an open letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to keep the US in the Paris Agreement to fight climate change for the good of the country's economy. The letter was posted... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the world's leading productivity software, Microsoft Office plays an integral role in the daily lives of professionals. Understanding how to quickly and accurately use Office 2016 can improve your productivity, and provide you with all the tools and knowledge you need to be successful. This... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German news publishers suing Google for copyright dues under a 2013 law may get more than they bargained for, with implications for readers and newspapers throughout the EU.Rather than rule in their favor, the Berlin court hearing their case has raised doubts about the validity of the very law... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After three long years, Microsoft has finally released more details about Phantom Dust HD. While the publisher announced a remaster of the 2004 cult-classic during E3 2014, it has been quiet about the up-rezzed card battler ever since. With its uniqu... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windows is taking aim at Chromebooks yet again, but with Windows 10 S, Microsoft’s leading the charge with a Google Chromebook Pixel-like ‘halo’ PC of its own: the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop.Yes that’s right, laptop. Unlike the convertible Surface Book and Surface Pro, the new Surface Laptop... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights easily passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, and is headed to the Senate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishers Association president Michiel Kolman has spoken of his organisation's role in lobbying for "robust copyright frameworks and freedom to publish protections” in a speech given in the Chinese city of Chengdu on UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After briefly stalling, a bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights could come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first bill to come from the House Judiciary Committee's recently concluded review our nation's copyright laws reveals just how fractured the politics of copyright have become. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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