Publishing Newsbook recommendations / copyright / Dr. Seuss / election / Fair Use / History / infringement / Leonard Cohen / political propaganda / Star Trek1 Comments
Post-Election Reading: Bookseller Picks – For those of us who are still reeling from/traumatized by/unable to logically process/terrified by the implications of last week’s US presidential election, reading may be a challenge. Time for comfort reading, escapism, political commentary, happy endings only? This post from Publishers Weekly consults booksellers for recommendations ... more >
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[UPDATE] Cassandra Clare sued for copyright infringement over Shadowhunter series – Cassandra Clare’s attorney has responded to Kenyon’s suit for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and false advertising. Note that his commentary focuses primarily on the copyright claim, even though, as Jane’s comment here points out, there is a lot of action around the trademark ... more >
Publishing NewsAladdin / Beauty-and-the-Beast / Cassandra Clare / copyright / crowdfunding / Dark-Hunter / Disney / Ebooks / Edition at Play / fan-works / Google / infringement / lawsuit / Shadowhunter / Sherrilyn Kenyon / Star Trek / trademark14 Comments
Copyright Clash Over Demon-Fighting Stories – So Sherrilyn Kenyon is suing Cassandra Clare for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and false advertising, claiming that Clare’s “Shadowhunter” series infringes on Kenyon’s “Dark-Huner” series. According to the article above, Kenyon seeks an injunction, compensatory damages, and lost profits. Jane summarizes some of the relevant ... more >
Publishing News"great" books / book lists / copyright / Game of Thrones / George R.R. Martin / infringement / intellectual property / Star Wars5 Comments
The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors – 125 writers choose, in total, 544 titles, which perhaps suggests an interesting amount of coherence among the writers chosen than the books they chose. In regard to that most difficult of words, “great:” In introducing the lists, David Orr offers ... more >
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DISNEY SUED Man Says ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ STOLE HIS IDEAS – Disney, which is responsible for some of the most onerous copyright provisions — because we need to respect the rights holders, right?! — is being sued for — you guessed, it — INFRINGEMENT! The case has been filed in federal court in Texas ... more >
Publishing NewsDMCA takedown notice / eBay / failure / infringement / ISPs / safe harbor / scholarship / technologyComments Off on Monday News: On technology, access, and failure
Judge Mocks Public Interest Concerns About Kicking People Off Internet, Tells Cox It’s Not Protected By The DMCA – If I remember correctly, Rightscorp is considered one of those copyright trolling outfits that corporations use to notice alleged DMCA infringers. Except that Rightscorp basically sends a bunch of takedown notices to ... more >