Nov 18, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Last Friday, November 13th, the parties in the Google Book Search Copyright Class Action filed a revised settlement proposal, responding to concerns voiced by authors, publishers and the U.S. Department of Justice. For the benefit of our customers and rightsholders,...
Nov 4, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
For DC Fotoweek on Monday, November 9, at the US Navy Memorial-Heritage Center, the American Society of Picture Professionals DC/South Chapter presents Copyright: Protecting Your Images and Creative Work and Why it’s so Important featuring John Harrington,...
Nov 1, 2009 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Podcasts
This spring, Tom Allen – a former Maine Congressman, lawyer, and Rhodes Scholar – became CEO and President of the Association of American Publishers, following the retirement of Patricia Schroeder, who had served since 1997. A week ago, Chris Kenneally caught up with...
Sep 23, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Since its announcement in October 2008, the proposed class action settlement in the Google Books case has raised questions and concerns from authors, publishers, governments and others around the world. With deadline dates for opting out now passed, and thousands of...
Sep 1, 2009 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Podcasts
In this session, recorded on July 15th, Chris Kenneally interviews Allan Adler, Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs for the AAP. Mr. Adler discusses the benefits of the proposed settlement; AAP’s reaction to the U.S. Dept. of Justice evaluating it...
Aug 31, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Originally recorded on June 22nd, copyright attorney and publishing expert Lois Wasoff reviews important developments regarding the proposed settlement in the landmark class action lawsuit. In a previous session, Wasoff outlines for publishers, authors and literary...
Aug 30, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Over the last several months, Copyright Clearance Center has produced programs to inform authors and publishers – in the US and around the world – about the choices they face over the proposed settlement in the landmark Google Books case. Because it is a class action...
Jun 18, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
In his first public interview, the man expected to become the executive director of the Book Rights Registry (BRR) says that, “the involvement of Google in [the publishing] marketplace, and others, is going to be part of the transformational character of [the industry...
May 28, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
With digital content more available and more commonly distributed, fears of piracy and lost sales have grown among publishers. In 2008, O’Reilly Media began systematic research to measure the cost – or possible benefit – of “free” and “pirated” distribution. This...
May 28, 2009 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Digital Transformation, Events, International, News, Podcasts
Copyright Clearance Center CEO Tracey Armstrong has kicked off the all-day “Big Ideas” Conference for BookExpo America 2009 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center. Speaking earlier this morning on “Content Licensing & The Bottom Line: Up the Down Spreadsheet”...
