May 22, 2007

Why You, the Reader, Should Care About S&S’s Contract Changes

JaneLetters of Opinionauthor-rights / Intellectual Property Issues / Royalties / Simon & Schuster19 Comments

Sometimes I’ll blog about information that seems to be directed straight at writers and I wonder if some readers think to themselves, but this isn’t for us. It doesn’t affect us. Aren’t you guys a readers’ blog? We are, but sometimes industry changes have a great affect on we, the ... more >

JanePublishing NewsIntellectual Property Issues / Penguin / plagiarism5 Comments

Starting July 17, 2007, Penguin will be in court to defend itself from allegations of copyright infringement by Stuart Silverstein. For anyone not familiar with how slowly the wheels of justice churn, Silverstein’s case is illlustrative. The story begins in 1994 when Silverstein shopped around a compilation of 122 Dorothy ... more >

JanePublishing NewsIntellectual Property Issues1 Comments

Privately held Attributor Corp. of Redwood City, Calif., has begun testing a system to scan the billions of pages on the Web for clients’ audio, video, images and text — potentially making it easier for owners to request that Web sites take content down or provide payment for its use. ... more >