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December 14, 2012

Friday News: Paper towels v. Air Dryers; a charity for books; Google keeping the fleshly photos hidden by default

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / censorship / Google / Intellectual Property Issues15 Comments

Paper Towels v. Air Dryers – What do you think? The Mayo Clinic suggests that paper towels might be more efficacious than air dryers in part because drying your hands is a vital part of killing germs. I admit that I often leave air dryers with my hands only partially ... more >

Rubber Duck Thames
December 12, 2012

Wednesday News: Apple’s patents rejected; Rubber duck floats down the Thames; Rise of the author brand

JanePublishing Newscollaborations / Intellectual Property Issues8 Comments

Tower Bridge forced to open for 50 foot rubber duck | London – ITV News – Jackpotjoy.com was responsible for sending a giant rubber duck down the Thames, forcing the Tower Bridge to open in order to allow the duck to pass. Jackpotjoy is a gambling site and its “Facebook ... more >

December 4, 2012

Tuesday News: Book sales stabilizing?; Holiday Tree Safety Tips; Copyright Preventing Creative Works

JanePublishing Newsbook-sales / Intellectual Property Issues4 Comments

August AAP Sales Rise, As eBooks Continue to Moderate – The publishersmarketplace summary of August sales indicate a stabilization, of sorts, in the book market. Mass market books have finally (after years of declining numbers) shown a slight increase. According to PW and PM, this is a result of a ... more >

RH digital only
November 30, 2012

Friday News: Random House launches three digital only imprints; Trademark rejected; First sale case criticized by Colbert; Somewhat increase protection for emails introduced

JanePublishing NewsFifty Shades / first-sale / intellectual property / Intellectual Property Issues / Random-House11 Comments

Judge, Jury & Executioner – Copyright Law – The Colbert Report – 2012-26-11 – Video Clip – Stephen Colbert took on the Kirtsaeng case which may have far reaching affects on the right of first sale for consumers. The question for the Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng case is whether ... more >

Android v Apple
November 27, 2012

Tuesday News: Fake Facebook Update Status; Android usage down; One company seeks to teach the world to code

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / Android / Facebook / Intellectual Property Issues / privacy20 Comments

Beware the False Privacy Notice Posted All Over Facebook – A fake copyright notice spread around Facebook yesterday claiming that under the “Berner Convention” if you declared your copyright over uploaded photos and facebook statuses, you would be able to prevent Facebook from reusing them without your permission. There is ... more >

November 22, 2012

Thursday News: Cloud based emails have no protection; 50 Shades sends out C&D in France; Nook $59 at BN

JanePublishing NewsIntellectual Property Issues / privacy4 Comments

Black Friday / Cyber Monday Week – BN is offering the Nook Simple Touch at $59 in stores. Barnes & Noble Publisher cracks whip over ‘Fifty Shades’ spin-offs – This is rich. E.L. James and her French publishers are targeting spin offs. There may be a different copyright law in ... more >

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