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January 6, 2015

Tuesday News: Copyright comic book, net neutrality, Scribd’s new funding, and Zuckerberg’s book club

JanetPublishing NewsBook-club / copyright / Facebook / intellectual property / net neutrality / Scribd / subscription serviceComments Off on Tuesday News: Copyright comic book, net neutrality, Scribd’s new funding, and Zuckerberg’s book club

Bound by Law?: Free Comic Book Explains How Copyright Complicates Art – Whenever authors write books or filmmakers produce movies, there is a lot of background and cultural context, much of which is itself protected by copyright. From music lyrics that may play a role in a Romance novel to ... more >

November 4, 2014

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

JanetPublishing Newscanon / Comics / commercial fiction / Conan Doyle / copyright / Ebooks / intellectual property / Libraries / license / Marvel / product placement / public domain / sponsorship / Supreme Court19 Comments

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 >

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September 8, 2014

Monday News: Changes at Penguin Random House, Google settles with photographers, Rumored changes at Twitter, and Scribd’s infographic on reading

JanetPublishing Newscopyright / Facebook / genres / Google Books / infographic / infringement / intellectual property / lawsuit / Penguin Random House / publishing / readers / trademark / Twitter6 Comments

The Penguin Publishing Group Takes Shape – So now that Penguin Random House has made its initial adjustments and realignments, CEO Markus Dohle has streamlined Penguin’s imprints by placing them all under new President of Penguin Publishing Group Madeline McIntosh. McIntosh’s promotion also means that Penguin Group USA President Susan ... more >

September 5, 2014

Friday News: Twitpic shuts down, Amazon woos kid lit authors, Harper Collins experiments with bundling, and deadmau5 fires back at Disney

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / applications / children's lit / digital books / Disney / Harper Collins / intellectual property / print books / software / trademark / Twitpic / Twitter9 Comments

Twitpic is shutting down – I am of two minds about this news: first, I’m sad that Twitpic is going away, because it was, for me, one of the easiest to use and least demanding/intrusive applications for use with Twitter. And second, I’m pretty damn curious about what it’s planning ... more >

August 20, 2014

Wednesday News: Samsung Nook releases, broad anti-piracy injunction, Kensington to sell trade paperbacks via BAM, and Colombian student faces jail for copyright infringement

JanetPublishing NewsBAM / Barnes and Noble / Colombia / copyright / digital publishing / intellectual property / kensington / Nook / piracy / trade paperback11 Comments

Exclusive: New Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook to be in Stores Wednesday, Will Cost $179 – Nate Hoffelder compares the new Samsung Nook Tablet — releasing today! — to other tablets and e-readers on the market. For the sake of Barnes & Noble and its digital customers, I do hope ... 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

JanetPublishing NewsConan Doyle / copyright / History / intellectual property / marginalia / public domain / reviews / Romance / Self-publishing13 Comments

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 >

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