Belgian press group faces setback in copyright infringement case against EC - July 3, 2008
A copyright infringement suit filed by Belgian press trade group Copiepresse against NewsExplorer, a news aggregator run by the European Union (EU), has not been successful, it has been reported. In early 2007, Copiepresse had accused Google News of copyright violations on account of the text excerpts and headlines used… Read More
STM issues statements on digital copyright exceptions for education and research - June 18, 2008
The International Association of STM Publishers (STM) has released its position paper on digital copyright exceptions and limitations for education and research. It has also taken the opportunity to comment on the US Section 108 Study Group Report on digital library exceptions, which was released in… Read More
AAP, copyright groups hail Caucus report on priority watch list for 2008 - May 19, 2008
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) joined other copyright industry groups and the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus at a recent press conference to announce the countries at the top of the Caucus' 2008 Priority Watch List. The Caucus, chaired by Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and… Read More