Publishing Newsbook acquisitions / Game of Thrones / Harry-Potter / HBO / literary history / piracy4 Comments
WHO NEEDS HBO NOW? FIRST 4 EPISODES OF “GAME OF THRONES” SEASON 5 LEAK ONLINE – Surprise! The first four episodes of Game of Thrones Season 5 landed on piracy sites in advance of its official release, with rough estimates that the video (which was likely an advanced screening copy) ... more >
Publishing NewsAustralia / Beyoncé / book-sales / Canada / copyright / digital books / infringement / piracy / publishing12 Comments
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ wins access to pirates’ information in iiNet case – There has been a significant ruling in the ongoing Dallas Buyers Club piracy case in Australia. The DBC has been trying to acquire from iiNet customer information associated with ISPs linked to torrenting the movie. This week, the ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright / dmca / infringement / logical fallacies / Machete / piracy / profits / publishing / Star Wars6 Comments
Profits Fell 12% at Lagardere Publishing in 2014 – So I’m putting this together from somewhere the wi-fi sucks, so it’s going to be short and sweet: profits at the parent company of Hachette are down, and they claim it’s due to a “weaker. . . lineup” and the battle ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / children's literature / copyright / diversity / E. L. James / Film / LGBTQ / music / piracy / privacy / readers8 Comments
iiNet versus Dallas Buyers Club case starts with a reference to The Castle – A very interesting Australian privacy case involving Dallas Buyers Club, LLC, which owns the rights to the Dallas Buyers Club film, and their attempt to force iiNet to turn over identifying information on thousands of their ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthor Promotion / Blinkbox / digital books / file-sharing / Film / History / Kobo / music industry / piracy / World War II3 Comments
Kobo Steps in at the Eleventh Hour, Will be Taking Over Blinkbox Books Customer Lists – Blnkbox, the UK digital download business, has been in the process of trying to offload both the video and book download services since last year. While the video portion was successfully transferred, it looked ... more >
Publishing NewsBarbie / DRM / feminism / hot chocolate / literary awards / piracy / veterans4 Comments
‘Redeployment,’ ‘Age Of Ambition’ Win National Book Awards – The National Book Awards ceremony took place last night, and the big winners include Phil Klay (fiction), Louise Gluck (poetry), Evan Osnos (nonfiction), and Jacqueline Woodson (young people’s literature). Klay’s book is a short story collection (NPR reviewed it here), and ... more >
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