AAP files copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive for systematic mass scanning and distribution of literary works - June 2, 2020
Member companies of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive (“IA”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit asks the Court to enjoin IA’s mass scanning, public display, and distribution… Read More
Educational Publishers file lawsuit against dozens of eBook sites using Google Ads to sell pirated content - November 26, 2019
The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, asserts a claim for federal copyright infringement. The lawsuit against the pirate eBook sites states that the operators of these websites pay Google to place prominent ads in response to searches for the publishers'… Read More
SPARC urges Department of Justice to block Cengage, McGraw-Hill merger - August 15, 2019
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has submitted a detailed filing to the U.S. Department of Justice urging federal antitrust enforcers to block the proposed merger between college textbook publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education. The merger would create the… Read More
AAP files comments urging FTC to scrutinise dominant online platforms more closely - June 28, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) —in connection with the Commission's hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century—urging the Commission to more closely scrutinise the behavior of dominant online platforms that… Read More
LIBER welcomes final compromise text for EU’s Directive on Copyright in Digital Single Market - February 15, 2019
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council have agreed a final compromise text for the European Union's Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The proposed Directive, which has been nearly three years in the making, contains many positive developments for Europe's library, education and research community.… Read More
IFLA joins call for deletion of articles 11 and 13 in the EU copyright reform - February 4, 2019
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), along with 89 organisations, defenders of freedom of expression and freedom of access to information, has co-signed a letter asking for the deletion of controversial articles in the proposed European copyright directive. IFLA had already openly underlined the… Read More
