The NUJ’s complaint has echoes of a 1975 case, and goes to the heart of arguments about press freedomJournalists often get upset about their bosses. It goes with the territory. What is unusual, however, is the decision by staff at the Cumberland News to make a formal complaint about their employer to the newspaper industry’s regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso).Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) were incensed by the bias in an article, published in last week’s issue, about the one-day strike held today. It carried a statement by the management which lamented the action and argued its case. By contrast, the union was not given space to explain its reasons for walking out. Related: Facebook may finally face a reckoning as more grave misdeeds are revealed | Jill Abramson A couple of lines of quotation from the NUJ would have justified a claim to impartiality Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers can now decide whether Google can digitize out-of-print books still protected by copyright, but does not settle the issue of individual author rights. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers has settled a long-running copyright infringement case with Google Inc., though the issue of whether Google had the right to digitally reproduce books in copyright is still being hashed out in court. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple and four major publishers have offered to let retailers such as Amazon sell ebooks at a discount to settle an EU antitrust investigation into their pricing deals and avoid possible fines. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a move that could reshape the publishing industry, a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of ebooks. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the US Department of Justice sued Apple and five major book publishers over alleged ebook price rigging, it immediately became clear that a few of these companies would do just about anything to avoid trial. That same day, three of the publishers -- HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books – which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A prominent Senate Democrat sided with Apple this week, and called on the Justice Department to drop its ebook lawsuit against the Cupertino, Calif. company. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Wall Street Journal that a victory... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HTML5 promises to get publishers closer to digital media’s Promised Land: create once, deliver everywhere. As deployments increase and the standard evolves, media companies are finding it easier to make a business case for HTML5 investment. .. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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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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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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Apple was unable to have an antitrust lawsuit over the price of ebooks dismissed. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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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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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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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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