
News and commentary from CCC
P2P file-sharing, long the scourge of the music and movie industries, increasingly is making waves in the publishing world. Most notably, textbook file sharing…
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Like others before it, Canada is finding that updating its copyright legislation from the analog to the digital environment is drawing interestand oppositionfrom many quarters. If passed, a bill up for consideration before Parliament…
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Is orphan works legislation doomed to fail again? Reaction to the new bills introduced in the House and Senate last month has been mixed, and lines are starting to be drawn in support and opposition. The proposed legislation…
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The literary blogosphere erupted last week after HarperCollins announced that it is creating a new publishing start-up venture with a strategy to minimize some of the business risks trade publishers now face. Specifically, the plan envisions a new publishing model…
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After three years of hearings, studies and deliberation, the Section 108 Study Group has posted its final report on how to bring the special provision of the U.S. Copyright Act regarding libraries and archives…
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New York TimesJuly 17, 2008
The HinduJuly 15, 2008