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”...
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...
