You’ve sold 17 million albums and you want to pay me nothing? Pat Pope’s row with Garbage

When the managers of indie giants Garbage asked photographer Pat Pope to use his pictures for no fee, he made a standA professional photographer for more than 20 years, and published in Q, Melody Maker and Rolling Stone, Pat Pope has worked with many of the biggest names in pop and rock music, including Oasis, David Bowie and Radiohead. One act with whom he has worked several times are 90s indie titans Garbage.Indeed, they admire Pope’s work so much that recently, as they put together a forthcoming self-published book, their management asked his permission to use one of his pictures of them. So far, so good – Pope owns the copyright in the image, and revenue from reuse of old shots makes up a reasonable chunk of his income. There was just one problem: the letter from their management said that they did not want to pay him for his photograph, although they were prepared to offer him a “proper credit”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warning: In just a few days, the ebooks you've purchased from Microsoft will vanish

It's a little while since Microsoft announced that is dropping the Books category from the Microsoft Store, but a serious deadline is now looming. If you have bought books or downloaded free books from the Store, you only have a few more days to read them -- so if there are any you haven't... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-06-28 15:41:08 UTC ]
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First Democratic debate scares up 15.3 million viewers

NBC News’ coverage of the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle may have been short on interpersonal drama, but the two-hour event certainly managed to draw a crowd. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the debate averaged 15.3 million viewers across NBC, MSNBC... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-28 00:20:59 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Day pays tribute to 'dazzling' Sophie Christopher in M&P keynote speech

Elizabeth Day paid tribute to the "dazzling" Transworld senior publicity manager Sophie Christopher, in her keynote speech for The Bookseller’s Marketing and Publicity Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 12:29:55 UTC ]
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Authors pull out of Bradford writers festival in counter-extremism funding row

A number of writers have pulled out of Bradford festival in protest over funding from a government counter-extremism programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 10:06:03 UTC ]
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City targets illegal $5 million Airbnb ring

City officials are going after a group of landlords, accusing them of operating a ring of illegal short-term rentals that they marketed on popular booking sites including Airbnb, booking.com and... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-06-20 17:52:51 UTC ]
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City targets $5 million illegal Airbnb ring

City officials are going after a group of landlords for operating a ring of illegal short term rentals that they marketed on popular booking sites including Airbnb, Booking.com and Homeaway.com. The... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-06-20 17:52:51 UTC ]
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Bonnier’s Scuba Diving Mag Sold to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors

Bonnier Corp.'s Diving Media Group, which includes Scuba Diving and Sport Diver magazines, was sold to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) on Wednesday for an undisclosed sum. Effective immediately, PADI now has full ownership of Scuba Diving magazine, scubadiving.com,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-19 17:13:10 UTC ]
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Pay Attention, Publishers: Outsiders Are Redefining What a Magazine Can Be

Software mogul, golf equipment manufacturer, movie-streaming service, mattress maker, actress, social media behemoth: It seems everyone wants to get into the magazine-publishing business these days. Everyone, that is, except for “real” magazine-media publishers. Whenever a well-known... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2019-06-11 15:31:24 UTC ]
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U.K. Investment Group Acquires Barnes & Noble for $683 Million

It's a new--wait for it--chapter for bookseller Barnes & Noble, which will be acquired by U.K. investment firm Elliott Advisors in an all-cash deal worth $683 million. Barnes & Noble joins a portfolio that also includes U.K. bookseller Waterstones, which Elliott acquired in June 2018.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-07 20:03:20 UTC ]
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Once a book selling giant, Barnes & Noble sold to hedge fund

The one-time bookselling giant is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million. The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Am…; and other... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-06-07 15:58:20 UTC ]
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Hey Harry Potter fans, the magical Vans sneakers you’ve been waiting for are here

Are you a Harry Potter fan who also wears shoes? Harry Potter, but make it fashion.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-07 12:17:16 UTC ]
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The Best Book You've Never Read is 'The Easter Parade' by Richard Yates

"I think 'The Easter Parade' is an inadvertent feminist classic, a woman’s book in the best possible meaning of that fraught term." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Expo 2019: Adult Breakfast Authors Say Crime Pays in Literary World

Thursday morning's Adult Book & Author Breakfast featured Rachel Maddow, Malcolm Gladwell, Karin Slaughter, Marjorie Liu, and Ta-Nehisi Coates introducing their newest books, with presentations emphasizing the true crimes that inspired each to write. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Refinery29 looks to raise $20 million

Digital media company Refinery29 is looking to raise up to $20 million through a new funding round, according to a recent SEC filing. The filing was spotted by Axios, which reports the startup will... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-05-28 19:43:30 UTC ]
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Bonnier voluntarily reveals gender pay gap

Bonnier Books UK has voluntarily revealed its gender pay gap of 8.2%, as c.e.o. Perminder Mann says equality is "crucial" if the business is to stay relevant.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 22:20:22 UTC ]
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Faber tight-lipped on Moby memoir row

Faber has declined to comment on actress Natalie Portman’s allegation that musician Moby’s recently published memoir features “many factual errors and inventions”, namely a relationship between them. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 23:30:44 UTC ]
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Publishing world pays tribute to 'extraordinary' Judith Kerr

Figures from across the children’s book world have been paying tribute to the “extraordinary” Judith Kerr, following her death at the age of 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 21:54:07 UTC ]
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Twitter co-founder says more diverse team might've spotted abuse

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams said Wednesday that the social network might have been quicker to recognize and address the potential for abuse and harassment on its platform if the company’s leadership had been more diverse. When Twitter went public in 2013, it came under fire for having only... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 19:28:23 UTC ]
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Change UK pays for Facebook ad blitz amid dismal EU poll ratings

Party is comfortably biggest spender on online election ads, as other parties hold backChange UK has run a last-minute Facebook advertising campaign to try to shore up its support amid dismal poll ratings for the European elections, but most other parties have mostly avoided large spending on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-23 05:00:40 UTC ]
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Far-right Facebook groups 'spreading hate to millions in Europe'

Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy messageA web of far-right Facebook accounts spreading fake news and hate speech to millions of people across Europe has been uncovered by the campaign group Avaaz.Facebook, which is struggling to clean up the platform and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-22 04:00:20 UTC ]
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