Apr 27, 2009 | Copyright, News, Podcasts
On June 11, 2009, a federal court will hold a fairness hearing to review the proposed settlement of lawsuits brought by U.S. authors and publishers against Google for its unauthorized scanning and use of in-copyright books as part of the Google Library Project....
Apr 6, 2009 | Announcements, Copyright, News, Podcasts
The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement: What Authors & Publishers Need to Know as May 5th Approaches On June 11, 2009, a federal court will hold a fairness hearing to review the proposed settlement of lawsuits brought by U.S. authors and publishers against...
Mar 22, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Are you a photographer, photo editor, art buyer, art director or designer? Do you sell or license imagery? Nancy E. Wolff, counsel to PACA and an expert in the area of image licensing and the law, examines actual case studies on the complexities of copyright. This...
Mar 8, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
But look no further than the IBPA, which is set to launch an ambitious new membership drive. “These times demand publishers work smarter and work more efficiently when producing and marketing their titles,” notes Frank Gromling of Ocean Publishing, who is heading up...
Mar 1, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
“To begin with, [including metadata is] about copyright — it’s such a basic issue,” says Susan McElhinney, photo editor for National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick pub. In a conversation at the annual NANPA summit, she tells Chris Kenneally, “people...
Feb 12, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
“When you do something new, it takes a long time to reprogram our society,” says Bob Young, lulu.com CEO, and he ought to know — as founder of “Red Hat,” he was a pioneer in moving open source from software’s fringe to the center....
Feb 1, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
For Creative Commons execs Mike Linksvayer and Melissa Reeder, the focus is always on sharing, but what’s new from CC is an initiative that adds selling. Chris Kenneally spoke with them ahead of next week’s UGCX conference in San Jose about “making copyright work on...
Jan 15, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
That’s what Creative Commons Vice President Mike Linksvayer says about CCC’s Ozmo.com in a short take from a recent interview with Chris Kenneally for an upcoming Beyond the Book podcast. The full interview is scheduled for release on February 2, ahead of...
Aug 31, 2008 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Podcasts
In this discussion of the Future of Reading, panelists from publishing, academia, and the library community explore how social networking, online programming (including Internet-delivered TV), and related technology are poised to become saviors of printed word....
Aug 24, 2008 | Copyright, Podcasts
Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author Relations at Copyright Clearance Center hosts a teleconference with Scott Flora, Executive Director of the Small Publishers Association of North America, Michael Healy from the Book Industry Study Group, and Dru Zuretti,...
