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Dec 4 2009

Friday Midday Links: MWA Breaks Up With Harlequin

Explicit sex is hard to write well and even if you do write it well, it means you are just packaging up pornography for women. Also, bla bla bla, romance books are killing romance bla bla bla. All according to this   article by Alan Elsner.   I don’t plan to comment over there because Alan Elsner [...]

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Dec 25 2008

Authors Want Copyright Law Amended to Abrogate the First Sale Rule

Authors are advocating that used bookstores pay royalties for the books they sell. This would require an amendment to the Copyright Act which codifies the First Sale Doctrine. The First Sale Doctrine allows anyone who buys something the right to resell their property without permission of the original copyright holder. Requiring the reseller to pay [...]

By Jane • Book Reviews • 49 • Tags: , , ,