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Content / e-books
Federal Judge Denise Cote Approves DoJ E-Book Settlement
In a stunning development, federal judge Denise Cote today approved the DoJ’s settlement with publishers over alleged e-book price-fixing—just a day after U.S. attorneys asked the court to forego a hearing and approve the deal. The decision is dated September 5.
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Content / e-books
U.S. Attorneys Are Not Impressed By Bob Kohn’s Comic Brief
In a supplemental reply addressing amicus briefs filed by the Authors Guild and attorney Bob Kohn, who made headlines this week by submitting a five-page comic brief, U.S attorneys have urged Judge Denise Cote to “enter the proposed Final Judgment" in the e-book price-fixing case "without further hearing.”
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Content / e-booksA Work of Art: Bob Kohn Submits DoJ Amicus Brief as Comic Strip
For those in publishing who have followed the DoJ price-fixing case, it has from the start seemed like a cartoonish affair. Now, thanks to former music executive and RoyaltyShare founder Bob Kohn, it is a cartoon. Handcuffed by the court’s decision to re-file his argument against the DoJ’s settlement with three publishers in just five pages, Kohn filed the brief in the form of a comic strip.
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Publisher News
Education Publishers, Distributors Settle Claims Over Counterfeit Textbooks
Four major educational publishers have settled claims with five distributors involving the sale of counterfeit textbooks. Cengage Learning, John Wiley and Sons, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill report that the five separate settlements call for “the combined payment of more than $2.6 million dollars and agreements not to engage in any infringement going forward.”
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Copyright
As Expected, No Stay in Google Case
In a bit of procedural news, Judge Denny Chin last week issued an order denying an August 17 request by Google to stay the Authors Guild's current lawsuit against them until after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules on Judge Chin’s decision to certify the case as a class action.
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Content / e-books
Checks, or Credit: The Broad Strokes of the States’ E-book Settlement
More details have emerged concerning the deal to settle e-book price-fixing claims between 54 states and U.S. territories and HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster.
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People
'Library Journal' Editor-in-Chief Francine Fialkoff to Step Down
MediaSource Inc. announced today that Library Journal editor-in-chief Francine Fialkoff is leaving LJ effective September 1.
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Publisher News
Wiley Joins Open Access Group
In another sign of the shift to open access publishing, Wiley has announced its membership in the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), a global organization representing the interests of open access journal publishers.
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Content / e-books
Springer Expands Open Access Program to E-books
Springer announced this week that it has expanded its open access (OA) publishing program to include a full open access option for e- books.
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Content / e-books
Court Will Allow More Five Page Amicus Briefs in E-book Case
In a mixed ruling, Judge Denise Cote will allow the Authors Guild, along with Royalty Share founder and music industry veteran Bob Kohn, to submit amicus briefs in connection with the DoJ’s price-fixing settlement.
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Copyright
Judge Delays Google Proceedings, Citing Plaintiff’s “Health Issue”
There will be a delay in the Google proceedings after all. In a scheduling order filed late Friday, August 17, Judge Denny Chin, at the request of the plaintiffs agreed to delay the current schedule.
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Copyright
No Delay in Google Case: Chin Affirms Current Schedule; Accepts Library Group Amicus Brief
In an August 15 order, Judge Denny Chin accepted a joint amicus brief from the Library Copyright Alliance, a coalition of three major library groups, as well as a brief both in support of Google in the Authors Guild vs. Google case.
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Content / e-books
Apple, Publishers File Opposition to Proposed DoJ Settlement
The first words of its filing say it all: "Apple has not settled with the Government." Within the five-page limit imposed by Denise Cote, Apple yesterday voiced opposition to the government's proposed settlement with three publishers (Hachette, S&S and HarperCollins) in its e-book price-fixing case.
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Copyright
Second Circuit to Hear Google Appeal in Authors Guild Case
In yet another twist, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday agreed to hear Google's appeal of Judge Denny Chin's May 31 decision granting the case class action status and naming the Authors Guild an associational plaintiff.
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Copyright
Final Order in GSU E-Reserves Case Is a Rebuke to Publishers
On August 10, Judge Orinda Evans filed her final order for relief in the Georgia State University e-reserve case, flatly rejecting the plaintiff publishers' sweeping proposal and, in a stunning development, ordering the publishers to pay the defendants' attorneys' costs.
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Content / e-books
Attorney, Music Industry Vet Asks to File Amicus Brief in DoJ Price-Fixing Case
California attorney and music industry veteran Bob Kohn has asked Judge Denise Cote for permission to file an amicus brief in connection with the DoJ’s price-fixing settlement in order "to correct potentially misleading statements of law contained in the DOJ Response."
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Content / e-books
ALA Releases Report on Library E-book Business Models
Responding to what it calls "urgent member concerns," the American Library Association's Digital Content & Libraries Working Group released a brief informational report on the e-book market.
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Content / e-books
University of Chicago Press Partners with OUP on E-book Platform
The University of Chicago Press today has inked and agreement to partner with Oxford University Press to launch Chicago Scholarship Online via OUP’s University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) platform.
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Copyright
Damages Could Exceed $1 Billion in Authors Guild Case Against Google
If the Authors Guild prevails in its legal battle over Google’s library book scanning program the search giant could theoretically be on the hook for over $1 billion in damages.
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Copyright
Authors Guild, HathiTrust Submit Final Briefs in Digitization Case
Fair use—or not fair use? That is the question, as attorneys for the Authors Guild and the HathiTrust on July 27 filed the final round of briefs connected to their motions for Summary Judgment in Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.
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