Working from Home and Copyright Compliance
As more and more employees are working from home, how they share information and comply with copyright law presents companies with major challenges.
Pirates and Publishers
Movable type using Chinese porcelain pegs was invented by Bi Sheng in 1040, four centuries before Gutenberg and his press. And where there is printing, there is copyright, too.
Cicilline Sees Amazon In Antitrust Focus
Times have changed, Rep. Cicilline said, and ‘we must level the playing field.’
A Magical Mystery Tour of Intellectual Property…with The Beatles
A litany and a perspective of some of the major points where the works of the Beatles/Apple Corp. have intersected with the forms and workings of intellectual property (including copyright but also touching upon trademark and patents).
History of CCC and Relevance to the Texaco Case
Residual ambiguities about the permissioning required under the 1976 Act led to a highly publicized case against a very large US-based corporation, Texaco.
Amazon Faces Ebook Price-Fixing Charges
Hagens Berman last filed an e-book price-fixing lawsuit against Apple and five of the then-Big Six publishers in August 2011.
Publishing in 2021: From Diverse Voices to Digital Transformation
In the first of a two part series presented by CCC, thought-leaders discuss the 2021 outlook for publishing, Open Access, Open Research, new workflows, K-12, digital transformation and copyright.
Copyright and Distance Learning: Lessons from the TEACH Act
With COVID-19 becoming our new normal, and with much discussion of distance learning — including the unique copyright issues raised by distance learning, there should be more discussion around the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act, known generally as TEACH Act.
Are Rightsholders Ready for Public Domain Day?
Copyright limitations for thousands of works expired on January 1, 2019, aka Public Domain Day. Are publishers, creators and other rightsholders ready?
‘Twilight’ Meets ‘The Bachman Books’: Copyright Deposit and Registration
Two of the most mundane aspects of the copyright system, the registration and deposit requirements, are also perhaps the most often overlooked when looking for “interesting aspects of copyright” to examine.