Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 7, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 7, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
British Library welcomes new exceptions to copyright - March 31, 2014
The Intellectual Property Office has issued five draft statutory instruments on exceptions to copyright, following the Government's 2010 review of intellectual property law, Digital Opportunity. The British Library welcomes the new exceptions, which will bring significant benefits for library users across the UK, and will… Read More
John Wiley & Sons to participate in CCC’s Republication Service - March 27, 2014
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., a global licensing and content solutions organisation, has announced that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will be participating in CCC's Republication Service with over 1,600 journals and 100,000 books enrolled. John Wiley… Read More
IFLA submission to EU Copyright Consultation now available online - March 13, 2014
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) last week submitted a response to the Public Consultation on the Review of EU Copyright Rules. IFLA believes a balanced copyright reform should provide sufficient protections for EU creative industries without restricting essential research and development,… Read More
AAAS to participate in Copyright Clearance Center’s Republication Service - February 27, 2014
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has announced that the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will be participating in CCC's Republication Service. The Republication Service is a one-stop digital marketplace to acquire and give republication rights, simplifying the process of negotiating those rights… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance submits statement for scope of fair use - January 30, 2014
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet recently held another hearing on copyright review. This hearing focused on the scope of fair use and included five witnesses: Peter Jaszi (professor, American University), June Besek (professor, Columbia University), Naomi Novik (author and co-founder, Organization… Read More
EU favours licensing over copyright reform for libraries in latest international negotiations - January 7, 2014
The 26th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) closed just before midnight on December 20, following five days of discussion of copyright protections for broadcasting, exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives, and for education. This was the first meeting… Read More
Twenty nine organisations and 71 individuals oppose copyright term extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - December 16, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined 28 other organisations and 71 individuals in a letter opposing a copyright term of life plus 70 years in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Authors of the letter, sent to TPP negotiators on December 6, noted that… Read More
Versita implements Crosscheck Plagiarism Screening across its portfolio of third-party-owned journals - November 27, 2013
Open access publishing services provider Versita has announced that it is introducing Crosscheck Plagiarism Screening to the entire portfolio of its third-party-owned journals. Crosscheck is an initiative between iThenticate and CrossRef®, a not-for-profit membership association of publishers, established to help publishers prevent professional plagiarism and… Read More
