Are State Governments Copyright Pirates?
When the US Supreme Court ruled earlier this year in Allen v. Cooper, the outcome for an unusual copyright infringement case left many IP creators dismayed, though it may have pleased Blackbeard the pirate.
Hot Summer for Trump Books
This summer, things are heating up for Simon & Schuster—in courtrooms where President Trump has sought to block books, and in bookstores, too, where those same books have become bestsellers.
Best of BTB: The Fight Against COVID-19 Digs Into Drug Data
“There was a really important moment in my own battle against Castleman disease,” Dr. Fajgenbaum says. “I went from hoping that things would work out and hoping that someone else would figure out a drug, to wanting to turn my hope into action.”
Smart Users Demand Smart Information
A panel of scholarly publishing executives discussed TechTrends 2024, STM’s annual forecast of technology trends impacting scholarly communications, for the recent STM annual US conference.
Trump Family Seeks To Stop Niece’s Book
Lawyers for the Trump family argue that this confidentiality clause effectively gives them an ‘approval right’ over Mary Trump’s book manuscript.
A Boost For Book Sales From Bolton?
One big book can go far to boost sales, and one such book came under a legal cloud this week when the Trump administration sued John Bolton over his tell-all memoir.
Calls For Publishing To End “Systemic Racism”
A declaration from nearly 1200 publishing staff calls out the industry’s role in systemic racism and its failure to hire and retain a significant number of Black employees or publish a significant number of Black authors.
Can Data Science Measure Up to COVID19?
Data scientists everywhere today are heading this sage advice: Don’t waste a crisis.
Publishers Allege Emergency Library Is “Massive Infringement”
On Monday, four major publishers, together with the support of the Association of American Publishers, announced a suit for copyright infringement against the Internet Archive
Book Barometer Showing “Stormy”
The 2020 Digital Consumer Book Barometer is to be released this week at the virtual Readmagine conference and Digital Publishing Summit.