HTC sues Apple for patent infringement - May 13, 2010
HTC Corporation, a Taiwan based mobile phone maker, has filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the US. Following Apple's allegations of… Read More
Google wins copyright violation cases in Europe and US - May 4, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly won a legal victory in Germany on whether image search and showing thumbnails is tantamount to copyright law violation. According to the Google European Public Policy Blog, the German Supreme Court has ruled that Google Image Search… Read More
French publishers set to sue Google over scanning project - April 2, 2010
Three major French publishers are reportedly filing lawsuits against Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, for the illegal scanning of their catalogues. This was announced by Antoine Gallimard, CEO of French publisher Gallimard, at the Paris Book Fair, media reports have indicated. The move follows… Read More
JAMA editorial calls for reforms in medical journals publication following Avandia issue - March 26, 2010
An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has called for scientific publications to enact stringent reforms to ensure integrity and minimise the ability of corporations to conceal scientific data. The editorial has cited troubling behaviour by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline - and scientists… Read More
EU court to give ruling on whether Google ads violate trademark laws - March 23, 2010
A European Union (EU) court is expected to rule this week on whether Google Search Ads violate European trademark laws. Search Ads are advertisements that are featured along with Internet search results when users search for specific brand names. The court will also give a ruling on whether Internet search… Read More
Perseus Books implements CCC’s content licensing tool, Rightslink - March 23, 2010
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organisation providing copyright licensing solutions, has announced that the Perseus Books Group, US, has implemented Rightslink, CCC's point-of-content licensing tool. The implementation is projected to enable Perseus’ publishers to obtain re-use permissions directly from the Perseus website (Read More
Potomac Institute Press launches online scientific publication – Synesis: A Journal of Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy - March 15, 2010
Potomac Institute Press, a subsidiary of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, US, has launched a new online publication - Synesis: A Journal of Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy (www.synesisjournal.com). Prof. James Giordano, Chair of Academic Programs and Director of the Center… Read More
Google to digitise books at Italian national libraries - March 11, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage to digitise up to a million out-of-copyright works at the National Libraries of Florence and Rome. The libraries will select the works to be digitised from their collections,… Read More
LCA releases diagram charting possible outcomes of Google Books Settlement - March 8, 2010
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has announced the release of a diagram titled ‘GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement.’ The diagram, developed by Jonathan Band, explores the many possible routes and outcomes of the Google Books Settlement, including avenues into the litigation… Read More
Global Publishers awarded favourable ruling to stop illegal distribution of copyrighted content - February 25, 2010
Six global publishers have obtained an injunction against Swiss-based Rapidshare AG. The move is projected to be an important step toward holding Internet companies accountable for threatening authors’ livelihoods and publishers’ ability to invest in and develop quality content and resources. Plaintiffs in the case were Bedford, Freeman and Worth… Read More
