‘Win for Google book-scanning project in Germany’
Here, from Alex at MobileRead.
Copyright lawsuit against Scribd dropped, but another continues
Self-publishing supersite Scribd is off the hook for copyright infringement, at least in one case, after a lawsuit against it was either settled or abandoned (depending on who you believe). The...
Brazil moves to criminalize file sharing, CD-ripping
Last year, we reported on Brazil’s copyright law forbidding the use of DRM to block fair use. It appeared at the time that Brazil was developing a very progressive and open...
How many times can the media industry be ‘destroyed’?
Intellectual property lawyer and scholar Mark Lemley has released a draft paper looking at the history of the content industry’s claims that disruptive new technologies were going to lead to...
Ninth Circuit rules EULA licensing restrictions on digital content enforceable
The matter of first sale and imports I mentioned yesterday is not the only recent Ninth Circuit decision with unpleasant first-sale implications. Ars Technica reported yesterday that the Ninth Circuit...
Morning Links: Walmart buying Nook? Maybe not. Digital rights
I Wouldn’t Pay Any Attention to the Rumor About Walmart Buying Nook (The Digital Reader)
A juicy rumor crossed my desk this evening which is bound to get a lot of attention...
Google, University of California link up in book-scanning project
Here, from CNN. So what are the implications for Google's archive-related rival, the Open Content Alliance? And by the way, publishers aren't pleased, given their copyright-related differences with Google.
Important update, Aug....
The Great Gatsby—and the case for novels, and against The Sonny Bono Copyright Term...
If you doubt that novels can enthrall young people---if encouraged by teachers---then beeline over to a New York Times article headlined Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers. ...
Impatient Google Books judge sets firm settlement deadline
Denny Chin, the judge in the Authors Guild versus Google Books case, seems to be getting more and more frustrated the longer this six-year-old case drags on. In the latest hearing...
Book review: Things that go Bump in the Night, selected by Douglas Draa and...
In these ebook days, compilations of public domain material can be a waste of money if they carry a price tag, or a great value add. Certainly, Things That go Bump in...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
