Google in book digitisation deal with French pubisher La Martiniere Groupe - August 26, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced an agreement with French publishing house La Martiniere Groupe for the scanning of books that are no longer on sale but still protected by copyright. The deal is the second major agreement that Google has signed with… Read More
Apple, publishers face class-action lawsuit in US over fixing of e-book prices - August 15, 2011
Law firm Hagens Berman has reportedly filed a class-action lawsuit in the US, alleging that Apple and five major publishers ‘colluded ... to illegally fix prices’ of e-books. The five publishers include HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Hachette Book Group.… Read More
FTC focusing antitrust probe on Google’s Android software and web search services - August 11, 2011
Antitrust regulators in the US are reportedly focusing their investigation of Google, Inc. on key areas of its business. This includes the company's Android mobile-phone software and web-search related services. According to a Wall Street Journal report, almost six weeks after… Read More
Google to stop using content from rival sites on review service; faces new protests - July 25, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly facing new protests following the company's decision to stop copying information from other local websites for use in its own rival service, Google Places. The reversal brought calls for Google to stop using… Read More
‘Cancer’ report examines conflict-of-interest issues at oncology journals - July 25, 2011
A new study published in the journal Cancer reportedly looks at conflict of interest in oncology publications. The authors, Dr. Aaron S. Kesselheim, Joy L. Lee, Dr. Jerry Avorn, Dr. Amber Servi, Dr. William H. Shrank and Dr. Niteesh K. Choudhry, have sought to define current… Read More
Macmillan to pay £11.2 million over African deals - July 25, 2011
International publishing business Macmillan Publishers Ltd, UK, has agreed a civil recovery order of £11.2 million, regarding historic conduct by its education business in Africa. The move comes after the company, in March 2010, referred to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concerns over payments made… Read More
Judge sets September 15 ultimatum for ‘fairer’ version of Google Books deal - July 20, 2011
A US judge has given Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, two more months to come up with a proposal to create digital library Google Books in such a way that it does not violate copyright law. In a recent hearing, Judge Denny Chin of… Read More
‘Spine Journal’ articles moot transparency initiatives in industry-sponsored research - June 30, 2011
The Spine Journal, the official publication of the North American Spine Society, has published a series of articles alleging that side-effects were downplayed or omitted in scientific articles about a Medtronic product used in spine surgery. The June issue of the journal focuses on the limitations… Read More
US court vacates earlier ruling on use of physician practices data in pharma marketing - June 30, 2011
The US Supreme Court has recently ruled that an August 2010 First Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding a Maine law be vacated and remanded back to the lower court for reconsideration in light of the decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health. The decision should lead… Read More
US antitrust watchdog launches probe on Google’s market practices - June 27, 2011
The US' Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly launched an investigation of Google, Inc.'s dominance of the Internet search industry. The nation's antitrust regulators are investigating into whether Google abuses its market power by favouring its own services… Read More
