Mar 20, 2011 | Copyright, Digital Transformation, Events
A discussion with Martha Anderson, director of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program for the Library of Congress, recording while attending the annual NFAIS Conference in Philadelphia. Anderson tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally about her...
Jan 31, 2011 | Copyright, International
With the launch last fall of RightsDirect, CCC’s European subsidiary, Copyright Clearance Center is looking to meet better the needs of multinational corporate customers.” As Kim Zwollo, RightsDirect’s general manager explains to Chris Kenneally, “One of the...
Dec 8, 2010 | Copyright, Podcasts
Does the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 sufficiently meet the demands of the digital age? This morning on Capitol Hill, New York Newsday Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellis Henican moderated a lively discussion that addressed this question,...
Oct 4, 2010 | Best of VOC, Copyright, International, Podcasts
As the Frankfurt Book Fair prepares to open, the global publishing industry continues to feel its way into new content territory, where text meets film, music, and even video games. In its debut year, “StoryDrive” – a “professional meeting place for the international...
Sep 5, 2010 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Podcasts
“I wouldn’t say I’m concerned about the future of authors,” Peter Brantley tells Chris Kenneally, “but I think that authors have something to be concerned about as we move into a digital future.” The director of the Internet Archive’s BookServer project, a...
Aug 30, 2010 | Copyright, Podcasts
With core funding now in place, the PLUS Registry – a global online resource which connects images, rights holders and rights information – is set to launch this fall. By special arrangement with the American Society of Media Photographers, Beyond the Book...
May 16, 2010 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Digital Transformation, Podcasts
Preferring to think about “evolving” media, rather than any “new vs. old” dichotomy, a quartet of attorneys with deep experience in the media industry joined Chris Kenneally at the recent Digital Hollywood conference to discuss the do’s and don’ts and...
Apr 25, 2010 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Digital Transformation, Podcasts
E-books and other fledgling publishing forms present opportunities and challenges for authors, even while they raise caution flags when it comes to rights negotiations with publishers. In March, at the Publishing Business Conference & Expo, attorney Sara Pearl...
