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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Orphan Works”
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EFF Evaluates Google Books Settlement 2.0
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been evaluating the Google Books Settlement (aka "Settlement 2.0", a 300-page PDF). So far, EFF has posted five articles evaluating 1) pros and cons, 2) access, 3) competition, 4) privacy, and 5) censorship. The New York court is expected to decide whether to ...5 days ago -
Feds Prosecuting More Counterfeiters, IP Pirates
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Federal prosecutions of criminal counterfeiting and copyright infringement cases have jumped over the past five years, as have IP-related prison terms, according to a Justice Department report. The congressionally required report reviewed dozens of cases involving counterfeited pharmaceutical drugs, toothpaste, oil ...1 week ago -
The New Google Book Settlement: First Impressions on Orphan Works
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Late on Friday, a federal court in New York received a new version of the Google Book Search settlement. As with the old version, the new one was drafted jointly by Google and its erstwhile litigation opponents: the publishers and authors who sued Google for scanning their books without permission. Substantively, ...3 weeks ago -
Revised Google Book Settlement Filed
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On Friday 13 November 2009,Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers released their Amended Settlement Agreement and a motion for preliminary approval of the amended settlement. The modified agreement, among many things, provides more flexibility offering discounts on electronic books ...4 weeks ago
