November 4, 2014

Tuesday News: SCOTUS rejects Conan Doyle estate, Ebook product placement, Marvel expands the comics canon, and amazing libraries

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Sherlock Holmes to Remain in Public Domain After Supreme Court Declines Case – So you’ve got to give the Conan Doyle estate credit for their persistence. Except, you know for the bad faith licensing fees. And SCOTUS has delivered the final “no” to the estate’s attempt to charge for use ... more >

August 6, 2014

Wednesday News: Posner lays down the law for the Conan Doyle estate, Romance writers changing the publishing landscape, hotel charges guests for negative reviews, and taking a look at Medieval marginalia

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Judge Posner orders estate to pay up over Sherlock Holmes copyright “extortion” – Although I’m not the biggest fan of Chicago Judge Richard Posner, I fist-pumped at the news, and even some of the rhetoric, of this ruling, which holds the Conan Doyle estate accountable for their ridiculous attempts to ... more >