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The GSU E-reserves Case Lumbers On
Will the third time be the charm in the Georgia State University e-reserves case? With an April 26 deadline for reply briefs looming in the now 11-year-old copyright case, it's any observer's guess.
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Librarian of Congress Names Karyn Temple Register of Copyrights
Temple had been serving as Acting Register since October, 2016, earning positive reviews. "Karyn has done a superb job as Acting Register for the last two-and-a-half years,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, in a statement announcing the appointment.
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European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Overhaul
By a 348 to 278 margin, the European Parliament voted to approve a sweeping copyright reform bill celebrated by publishers and media companies, but which critics say could harm free expression online and fundamentally alter the way the internet works.
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ReDigi Will Seek Supreme Court Review in Key Copyright Case
In a letter filed with the Supreme Court this week, the defendants asked for more time to file a petition, saying the case raises "novel and important legal questions."
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Appeals Court Shoots Down Digital Resale in ReDigi Case
In upholding a lower court ruling that ReDigi's attempt to create a service that could legally copy digital files for resale copyright infringement, the appeals court made the sale of used e-books all the more unlikely.
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GSU E-Reserves Case Goes On After Publishers Win Second Appeal
Barring a settlement, the decade-old copyright case could still be far from a conclusion.
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After 17 Years of Litigation, 'Freelance' Writers Finally Collect
Payments of more than $9 million have finally been issued to thousands of freelance writers following the 2014 settlement of a class action case filed in the wake of the landmark Tasini vs. New York Times, the seminal legal battle of the digital publishing era.
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A (Block)Chain Reaction for Publishing
The music, video, and book industries have had metadata problems in common for years—and one solution, blockchain, is a technique publishing could learn from the music business.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: It’s Time to Fix Fair Dealing in Canada
Demand for Canadian educational content remains high, however the ongoing supply of Canadian learning resources remains uncertain after a 2012 change to copyright law.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Concern that Canadian Copyright Disaster Could Spread
The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act in Canada has been a disaster for Canadian educational publishers. But concern over the law’s effects, observers say, is not limited to Canada.
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