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Copyright & Technology 2022 Preview
The conference keynote speaker is Kris Ahrend, CEO, the Mechanical Licensing Collective.
Publishing “Trial of the Century” Opens
The court heard on Tuesday from “a freelance writer” – bestselling horror novelist Stephen King. As a witness for the government, King, in effect, was taking the stand against his own publisher.
The Content Authenticity Initiative
More and more, people trust information less and less.
E-Book Price Suit Is “Implausible” Say Amazon, Publishers
In 2013, in the so-called “Apple e-books case,” Amazon was the alleged victim of a conspiracy by the major publishers. Now, Amazon and the Big Five are named as co-conspirators in a suit brought by Hagens Berman, the same firm that first sued Apple.
Do Book Consumers Discriminate Against Black, Female, or Young Authors?
“Readers really weren’t sensitive to the identities of the authors. They were welcoming of this diversity of voices, especially ones that had been underrepresented,” says Prof. Dana Weinberg.
US Prepares To Take On Penguin, S&S Merger
Witness lists include bestselling author Stephen King as well as all Big Five CEOS and a host of agents and editors.
The Picasso of Publishing
New frontiers. Challenging the status quo. These are lifelong career ambitions for Vitek Tracz.
Harper Collins Union Calls One-Day Strike
The union is looking for higher pay, improved family leave benefits, a greater commitment to diversifying staff, and stronger union protection.
A Global Code of Conduct for Researchers
Important, groundbreaking research happens across Africa. Yet African scientists and institutions rarely see credit in the world’s most recognized scholarly journals, according to Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan, Head of Collaborations, Springer Nature.
Best of VOC: Wartime Role for Ukraine Libraries
“We’ve seen public libraries that have turned into shelters, including some at the cities that are being shelled. And we’ve seen the Ukrainian library community mobilize to combat disinformation,” says Nick Poole.
ALA Conference Draws 14K Attendance
Librarians arrived last weekend in Washington for a wide-ranging professional education program that reflected ongoing political and cultural issues.
A Textbook Life, By An Author
Over the same period that Dr. Berk has researched and written her body of work, not only publishing and related technology have changed dramatically but also society and culture.