EbooksCalibre / DRM / Intellectual Property Issues2 Comments
Intro On October 26, 2012, the Register of the Federal Copyright Office issued the triennial exemptions to the DMCA law. (PDF here) Every three years, the Register of the Copyright opens a proceeding whereby it accepts public arguments as to why certain anti circumvention processes should be allowed. It’s a ... more >
UncategorizedAmazon / DRM / FTC47 Comments
FTC Publishes Facial Recognition Guidelines – While the FTC can’t impose criminal remedies, it can seek an injunction and a corresponding fine if a company is found to violate a regulation. Because facial recognition software has become so commonplace that even your iPhoto or Facebook can run it, the FTC ... more >
Publishing Newsdigital lending / DRM / feminism / Pearson13 Comments
Doubling Down on DRM – Last month, Tor’s entire catalog of ebooks went DRM free. You may have seen that if you went to purchase a Laura Florand backlist title after Sunita’s wonderful review of the Chocolate Thief. According to Cory Doctorow, Hachette UK wants its authors who are also ... more >
UncategorizedDRM / Intellectual Property Issues / Literary Criticism / Manga15 Comments
I admit that for a few moments last night I thought about not doing a news post but I eventually got over it. We still need news on Independence Day, right? First up, two wildly competing views of copyright. Copyright Reform Bill C – 11 | McMillan – “However, there ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book business / DRM / Kindle Fire / Penguin24 Comments
Some people have argued (Micah Bowers of Bluefire for example) that dedicated devices will go the way of the dodo bird and I’ve always disagreed. Seeing the rise of the affordable Kindle Fire, however, is making me wonder if Micah Bowers et al is correct. E Ink Holdings reports first ... more >