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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc.) At least 20,000 of those files were published by plaintiffs Cengage Learning, Inc.,

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CCC at the Charleston Conference 2023

Velocity of Content

During the session, the panelists will discuss the current state of agreement reporting and review the specific industry reporting templates and guidelines they currently follow.

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Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Four: The Disappearance of Course Packs

Michael Geist

Canadian copyright lobby groups effort to persuade the government to restrict fair dealing has often focused on a particular use case: the course pack. Copyright lobby groups and their supporters have long claimed that the practice relies on fair dealing and that universities are profiting from copying without compensation.

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Copyright-A Bane For The Students Or A Boon For Copyright Owners?

IP and Legal Filings

The time is ripe to strike a balance between the copyright owner’s economic interests and the public’s right to have access to information and knowledge for growth and development of society before it turns out as blessings of talent over the curse of poverty. Copyright ensures certain minimum rights and it has never been an absolute right.

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Frameworks for Sustainability on Campus

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That’s the concern addressed in a new report from Elsevier , “ Demystifying Sustainability Assessment.” The 50-page white paper examines six of the most popular frameworks that higher education institutions use. And for higher education, that also makes a difference.

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IP Scholarship, Citations, and Knowledge Governance: Some Insights from the History of IP Teaching in India

SpicyIP

Before I dish out details, it needs to be highlighted that while IP research and teaching might have been lacking before the 2000s, the “scholarly” spirit in this field has been present nonetheless as evident from several judgments, articles (though very limited), parliamentary discussions, and reports like the Justice N.

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Penguin Random House CEO Funds PEN America Fight Against Book Bans

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“The newly created Dohle Book Defense Fund… will provide support to communities where books are being challenged,” reported the New York Times. PEN America, which advocates for free speech in the US and worldwide, also issued a report showing a steep rise in organized efforts to remove books from schools and public library shelves.