Google Print square-off in W. Post
Authors Guild prez vs. U. of Mich. prez. The school is a participant in the Google Print project.
Personal dislosure: A little slice of my retirement savings went into Google stock...
Cory Doctorow on fear of piracy
Will science fiction writers repeat the mistake of the recording studios and systematically go after online "pirates"--their fans? The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, says Cory Doctorow, is already...
The publishing community and the Long Tail
"One of the things that the publishing industry has clearly grokked is the fact that their works, God knows which ones (but certainly including those Not in Print) definitely possess "long...
Time Warner’s pipeline to Sen. Hatch: An obit
Wonder why Sen. Hatch acts as if Hollywood copyright zealots own him? Well, a few lines from the Washington Post obit section might tell part of the story.
Shawn M. Bentley,...
‘Pearl Jam Shuns Copy Protection For Concert Downloads’
Here, in Techdirt.
AGs lined up with Hollywood in Grokster case
"Among those supporting MGM are 26 law professors and economists, the U.S. Justice Department, and the attorneys general of 40 states." - iPod in the Court, in the Philadelphia Inquirer (reg....
So why can’t D.C. take time to do copyright well–beyond the Hollywood money?
"'Maybe somebody somewhere was working hard, but I only knew what I saw: lots of people with way too much free time on their hands'-- enabling them to be 'the biggest...
Publishing giants sue Google
Plaintiffs are McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., Pearson Plc's Pearson Education and Penguin Group (USA) subsidiaries, Simon & Schuster (owned by Viacom) and John Wiley & Sons Inc. More from Reuters via CNN....
Lycos reaching out to self-publishers
"Lycos, best known for its roots in the search business, is hoping to relaunch itself as a media company, eventually reaching out to self-publishing writers, artists and musicians, as well as...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
