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Second Circuit Hears Google Books Case – Yesterday was the day for oral arguments in the appeals case Authors Guild has brought in the hopes of reversing the lower court’s summary judgment against them. Arguments apparently went to 90 minutes, 60 over the allotted time, but the fact that the ... more >
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The Supreme Court Heard Its First Social Media Harassment Case – The Supreme Court is currently hearing oral arguments in the case of Elonis v. United States, which is being touted as the first social media harassment case to hit the legal big leagues. Note that the criminal defendant, who ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / comments / Hachette / Nook Press / parody / POD / publishing / Self-publishing / social media / Twitter14 Comments
I’m trying to get it together to do a WWI links news post this week, but I just haven’t had the time to finish it. I am working on it, though. Barnes & Noble jumps into print-on-demand with Nook Press Print – Poor Barnes & Noble. It seems that everything they ... more >
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Ebooks suck for learning – Baldur Bjarnason has written a relatively short but pithy post that brought to mind those articles claiming that digital books are making us stupid, blah blah blah. Bjarnason focuses on the way physical books are formatted to cue us in directions that allow us to ... more >
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HarperCollins Adds Digital Watermarks to E-books – I read this whole article shaking my head at the idea that Harper Collins actually thinks it’s a good idea to add MORE DRM to their digital books. Why, you may ask? According to Harper Collins’ CDO Chantal Restivo-Alessi, the goal is “to ... more >
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Negative online reviews are now protected by law in California – Given some of the controversial cases involving consumers under fire for leaving negative reviews of restaurants, hotels, or other products and services, California has passed a law that prohibits businesses from punishing or proactively silencing consumers who may leave ... more >