Joi Ito explains why bad copyright laws should be fixed
The Internet was and is a powerful tool for transforming how people interact with one another, and how we obtain access to information—including e-books. But as with any powerful tool, powerful...
They say it’s your birthday
Have you ever considered how the advent of digital technology has changed a simple thing like your birthday? It bemuses me every time my own special day comes around.
I’ve hung out...
Barnes & Noble reminds us once again that we don’t own our e-books
David touched on this a couple of days ago, but this Gizmodo piece from yesterday makes it worth bringing up again. The hassles that Nook owners in the UK are going...
Kylie vs. Kylie: Who owns a name?
We've covered our share of crazy intellectual property stories here at TeleRead over the years.
So often they concern issues relevant for authors.
And in today's age of 'everyone can be an author,' it is...
Latest e-reader numbers show how skewed AAP ebook figures are
The latest eMarketer data on U.S. e-reader usage - already covered by Chris Meadows - provides some interesting perspective on those much-vaunted Association of American Publishers (AAP) figures showing a static...
Jonathan Taplin, USC media studies professor: A TeleRead Q&A
Jonathan Taplin produced Mean Streets, Martin Scorsese’s first film, and has also worked with Bob Dylan and George Harrison. Prof. Taplin’s movies have won Oscar and Golden Globes nominations and been...
Abundance versus scarcity: Of e-books, fabbers, and James Burke
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been doing more than a little digging into the works of historian, journalist, and futurist James Burke. Lately, I’ve come across some more recent predictions of...
Disney CEO urges workers to fund copyright lobbying for TPP
The Walt Disney Company has had a toxic relationship with the U.S. political process at least as far back as the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act, a.k.a. the Mickey Mouse Protection...
Reed Elsevier, under new name, continues to bank big bucks
Everyone's favorite knowledge-hoarder, Reed Elsevier, has apparently had a very good 2015, based on its latest financial results. Trading since February 2015 under the new monicker REXL Group, Reed Elsevier reported...
‘Star Trek: Axanar’ dispute could have chilling effect on fanfic
A couple of months ago, Joanna took a look at the lawsuit against Star Trek: Axanar, a Star Trek “fan film” that had raised over a million dollars via a Kickstarter...