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June 20, 2014

Friday News: Sherlock Holmes enters public domain, Chelsea Handler signs with Netflix, women writers and alcohol, and World Cup sex rules

JanetPublishing NewsComedy / copyright / gender / intellectual property / Literary fiction / Netflix / public domain / sex / Sherlock Holmes / Sports / substance abuse / World Cup13 Comments

JUDGES RELEASE SHERLOCK – Score one for the public domain, as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed the character of Sherlock Holmes — in all but the last works — out of copyright jail. What do you think the chances are that the estate will appeal (they have ... more >

June 13, 2014

Friday News: Teslas says no to patents, how Netflix uses data, RIP Ruby Dee, and July Jane Austen Festival

JanetPublishing Newschildren's literature / civil rights / data / diversity / intellectual property / Jane Austen / literary festivals / Netflix / open source / patents / quality control / Ruby Dee4 Comments

All Our Patent Are Belong To You – So Tesla has removed the “wall of patents” in its headquarters in the spirit of open source, and will not longer legally pursue anyone who uses its technology. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, believes that a “common, rapidly-evolving technology platform” will do more ... more >

May 27, 2014

Tuesday News: HarperCollins v. Open Road redux, the conundrum of hashtag activism, sharing and creative production, and First Books on diversity in kid’s lit

JanetPublishing Newschildren's lit / contract terms / copyright / digital publishing / diversity / HarperCollins / hashtags / intellectual property / Open Road / public domain / social activism2 Comments

Harper Seeks Injunction in Dispute with Open Road – HarperCollins has just upped the ante in their lawsuit against Open Road, filing for a permanent injunction to block the publication of the digital version of Julie of the Wolves, as well as monetary damages for “willful infringement” of HarperCollins’ alleged ... more >

May 1, 2014

Thursday News: Tess Gerristen sues over Gravity, new Octavia Butler stories published, Cover Contest begins, and amazing “pop-top” dress

JanetPublishing Newsbook-covers / Contest / fashion / intellectual property / lawsuit / Movies / Octavia Butler / Science Fiction15 Comments

Tess Gerritsen sues over Gravity – So in 1999, Tess Gerritsen sold the rights to her book, Gravity, to New Line Productions, but the movie never got off the ground. However, in adapting the book into a screenplay, Gerritsen claims she added material that was not in the book, but ... more >

April 30, 2014

Wednesday News: To Kill a Mockingbird goes digital, BookCon fails to diversify, “expert” writer fakes credits, and book burning through history

JanetPublishing Newsbook burning / censorship / conferences / digital publishing / diversity / fraud / Harper Lee / intellectual property29 Comments

Harper Lee OKs e-book version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – On Harper Lee’s 88th birthday, her publisher, Harper Collins, announced that To Kill a Mockingbird would be released in digital on July 8, 2014, which is also the 54th anniversary of the book’s original publication. Lee prefers paper books ... more >

March 13, 2014

Thursday News: Twitter user languages, hidden costs of Getty Images, crowdsourcing book material, and Scribd’s stubborn piracy rumor

JanetPublishing Newscrowdsourcing / Getty Images / intellectual property / piracy / reddit / Scribd / Twitter9 Comments

The Languages of Twitter Users – This is a pretty nifty little chart detailing the different languages used on Twitter, and how their combination has changed since 2007. Although English still represents the largest percentage, its share of the Twitter marketplace has decreased over the past seven years, and several ... more >

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