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Beyond Publishers

Velocity of Content

In publishing over the last 20 years, such seismic activity has reshaped the landscape, creating new geographies for the book business. From a bird’s-eye view, publishing industry analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart asserts, our new publishing planet has few major continents.

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Major Publishers Mull Legal Action Against Pirate Ebook Platform

TorrentFreak

Publishers Target Fenlita.com Given the above, it’s interesting to note that major educational publishers Cengage, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson were in court earlier this month on a mission to unmask the operator of Fenlita.com via DMCA subpoena.

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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

Plagiarism Today

That question is whether the descriptions were “published” or “unpublished” according to the law when they were put on FDN’s website. However, applying terms like “published” and “unpublished” to a website is complicated. The post Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

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Internet Archive’s Copyright Battle with Book Publishers Nears Climax

TorrentFreak

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. The publishers are not against libraries per se, nor do they object to ebook lending.

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Small Batch Publishing

Velocity of Content

So why not “small-batch publishing”? Caleb Mason runs Publerati , his independent publishing enterprise, from his home on Vinalhaven , a coastal Maine island reached by a 75-minute ferry ride. Small Batch Publishing.

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Publishers Win Preliminary Injunction Against Maryland Law that Requires Licensing Digital Works to Libraries

IP Watchdog

Publishers scored a win yesterday in the U.S. The lawsuit was brought by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) against the state of Maryland and charged that the Maryland Act was preempted by the U.S.

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CCC Supports Scholarly Publishing Community Through SSP’s Generations Fund

Velocity of Content

Founded in 1978, the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s ( SSP ) mission is to support all organizations and individuals to advance scholarly publishing. An investment in the Generations Fund is an investment in the future of the global scholarly publishing community.

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Major Publishers Expand Sci-Hub, Libgen and Ebook Piracy Blocking

TorrentFreak

Publishers are therefore desperate to prevent people from accessing their premium content from pirate sites. The Publishers Association. The Publishers Association is not the only group of its type utilizing blocking orders in the UK.

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Books, e-Books, Authors, Publishers and Libraries: A Complex Relationship?

Hugh Stephens Blog

… Continue reading "Books, e-Books, Authors, Publishers and Libraries: A Complex Relationship

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Whales Dominate Global Publishing

Velocity of Content

In the 2021 edition of Global 50 , an annual ranking of publishing’s leading firms, industry analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart reports that the combined revenue of the top 10 companies tops that of the following 40. Whales Dominate Global Publishing.

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Publishing & Antitrust

Velocity of Content

On May 15, as part of the 2022 BIO Conference , cosponsored with the Leon Levy Center for Biography , I hosted a panel discussion on the future of publishing. Publishing & Antitrust. “If The post Publishing & Antitrust appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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Do News Publishers “Own” the News? (And Should They be Compensated when Others use News Content they Publish?)?

Hugh Stephens Blog

The issue of whether news publishers should receive compensation when their content is used by “others” (such as internet platforms, specifically Facebook and Google) has become a hot topic in a number of countries of late.

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Copyright Office Study Finds Protections for News Publishers are Adequate

IP Watchdog

The Copyright Office’s study concludes that, while the news publishing industry is facing significant problems in obtaining adequate funding during the Internet era, those problems are not due to any current shortcomings in the state of U.S. On June 30, the U.S.

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NCAA Publishes Interim NIL Policy Clarifications

JD Supra Law

On October 26, 2022, the NCAA approved and published additional clarifications to its Name Image Likeness (NIL) Policy.

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A Year’s Worth of Publishing News

Velocity of Content

Every Friday, Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly senior writer, joins me to share PW’s reporting and his analysis on the latest developments in publishing and the world of books. In this fight, 2022 was a good year for publishers and AAP. Podcasts Publishing

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Press publishers’ right: social media enter the stage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On 21 st October 2021, Facebook announced that it has reached an agreement with APIG , an association of French press publishers, committing itself to the payment of licensing fees pursuant to the press publishers’ right introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive.

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Publishing Unites Against War, Putin

Velocity of Content

Publishing Unites Against War, Putin. The international publishing community reacted similarly. The post Publishing Unites Against War, Putin appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center

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Partnership on AI Publishes Framework for Responsible Generative AI Practices

JD Supra Law

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the synthetic media it is capable of producing are clearly all the rage these days, but there are still many lingering questions about how to responsibly develop, use and host such tools and content to avoid public relations backlash and minimize liability risk. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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UK – DCMS publishes an updated Digital Strategy

JD Supra Law

On 13 June 2022, the UK’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its 2022 Digital Strategy (the Strategy). By: Allen & Overy LLP

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Books and Supply Chains: A Christmas Challenge for Authors, Publishers and Booksellers

Hugh Stephens Blog

Two days later a fire broke out aboard the … Continue reading "Books and Supply Chains: A Christmas Challenge for Authors, Publishers and Booksellers

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How Can News Publishers Best Protect Their Content? The US Copyright Office Explores Options

Hugh Stephens Blog

This past October, the US Copyright Office (USCO) announced it would be undertaking “a public study to evaluate the effectiveness of current copyright protections for publishers in the United States, with a focus on press publishers.”

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The Publishers Association Ramps Up Site Blocking to Reduce Piracy

TorrentFreak

The Publishers Association Seeks to Limit Workarounds. Until recently, there had been no public sign to suggest that The Publishers Association intended to take things further. Publishing Anti-Piracy Groups Remain Active.

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Publishing “Trial of the Century” Opens

Velocity of Content

Parties in the Department of Justice suit to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster converged on a federal courthouse this week. Publishing “Trial of the Century” Opens.

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Ringgold and ISNI – A Shared Commitment to Scholarly Publishing

Velocity of Content

I think we are all aware of the myriad of challenges arising from data management in adopting new publishing models. The post Ringgold and ISNI – A Shared Commitment to Scholarly Publishing appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center

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ResearchGate Wins (& Loses) Scientific Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

Its users, which currently number around 20 million, are able to upload content to the platform, which at times includes published research papers. Publishers: ResearchGate is Responsible For Illegal Content. From the publishers’ side, this is a victory for them.

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The Picasso of Publishing

Velocity of Content

The July 11 press release from SAGE Publishing announced the acquisition of SciWheel , which will be integrated with Lean Library , part of the Technology from SAGE division that provides workflow services for libraries and their patrons. The Picasso of Publishing. “I

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Publishers Team Up Against Apparent Counterfeit Distributor

BYU Copyright Blog

On August 13, 2021, McGraw Hill LLC; Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning; Cengage Learning, Inc.; collectively, the “Publishers”) filed a lawsuit against Radius International, Inc.

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Ethics in Publishing Gets Its Own Journal

Velocity of Content

Fraud, plagiarism, misinformation, and misdirection – they are all toxins polluting scholarly publishing like chemicals tainting a water supply. Ethics in Publishing Gets Its Own Journal. First of all, we’re really into niches here in the publishing program.

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The concept of “publisher” and Article 16 DSM Directive– using the example of stock image agencies

Kluwer Copyright Blog

According to Article 16 EU DSM Directive 2019/790 (“DSM Directive”), a “publisher” may have a claim to a share of the author’s statutory remuneration claims – such as fair compensation for private copies – if the author has granted the “publisher” a right in his work.

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Ex-Publishing Worker Avoids Prison For Manuscript Thefts

IP Law 360

A Manhattan federal judge allowed an Italian former publishing worker to avoid prison Thursday for his five-year effort to impersonate hundreds of book-world professionals and steal manuscripts, noting he did not extort victims or otherwise steal money

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Defensive Publishing Mistakes (and Potential Consequences)

IP.com

The post Defensive Publishing Mistakes (and Potential Consequences) appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics. Writing a great defensive publication, or defensive disclosure, is more than checking for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

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“Is the publishing industry broken?”

Velocity of Content

The daily grind of life in the book publishing industry has come under close inspection this week in a much-discussed Publishers Weekly feature. Is the publishing industry broken?”. The post “Is the publishing industry broken?”

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Another Poke in the Eye for Authors and Publishers from New Zealand’s Libraries?

Hugh Stephens Blog

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3 Count: Shuttered Streamzz

Plagiarism Today

US Copyright Office clarifies AI registrations, ACE shuts down a pirate streaming site and publishing groups form a new coalition. Copyright News ACE content theft Copyright copyright infringement copyright law copyright office ebooks germany piracy Plagiarism publishers USCO

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US Copyright Office advises not to introduce ancillary copyright protection for press publishers in the US

The IPKat

But is the EU press publishers’ right a model for other legislatures to follow too? In a report released last week, the Copyright Office advised against adopting additional rights for press publishers.

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The Book of Publishing Start-Ups

Velocity of Content

More than 1,300 new ventures have appeared in the publishing industry over the past 15 years, according to a new report in Publishers Weekly from analyst Thad McIlroy. Digital disruption has come to publishing from many directions and many actors.

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Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Mili Baxi, on the development of a publisher’s right in digital media. European Union and Australian Approach for Press Publishers’ Interest. Copyright copyright press publisher's right

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Browser Extension Adds Sci-Hub Download Links to Publishers’ Websites

TorrentFreak

Praised by all who find its services useful or even vital, Sci-Hub also has to deal with attacks from publishing giants who would prefer to see the platform taken offline, or blocked by ISPs wherever that is a viable option. “Inject freedom into science publisher websites, with style.

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Publishing Research Directions

Velocity of Content

Publishing Research Directions. The post Publishing Research Directions appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center

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The Growing Threat of Trademark Scams – article published by ABA

Erik K Pelton

Published in Landslide , Vol. The post The Growing Threat of Trademark Scams – article published by ABA appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. I recently co-wrote and article with Olivia Muller about the never ending threat of trademark scams.

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Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines – new report published in Belgium

JD Supra Law

On 14 June 2022, the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), a think-tank funded by the Belgian government, published a report on the compulsory licensing of expensive medicinal products (the Report).

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Explained: the David Agus Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

Articles Featured book david agus medical Plagiarism publishing retraction simon and schusterPhysician and author Dr. David Agus has found himself in a plagiarism scandal. However, the issue goes beyond a few innocent mistakes.

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Saving Copyright for UK Authors & Publishers

Velocity of Content

Already, the government is considering post-Brexit changes to copyright that authors and publishers fear may hit them hard. The issue that’s being looked at here is an author or a publisher’s fundamental right to control the distribution of their books in the UK.