Webinar Series for 2018 – Register and Save Now
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. The first one is scheduled for February 13, 2018 at […]
Academic Publishers Bring Lawsuit
Earlier this summer, three of the country’s largest college textbook publishers filed a lawsuit against Follett Corp. charging the company with selling counterfeit textbooks. Publishers Weekly […]
Protecting Your Space
In an effort to limit piracy and infringement on content, Google and other search companies are close to striking a voluntary agreement with entertainment […]
Copyright Changes Might Affect Academics
Some copyright law changes taking place in Canada may impact how learning material can be used in classrooms. The Western Gazette out of Canada brought […]
Best Practices in Anti-Counterfeit Efforts
Several academic publishers have joined forces with distributors in order to have them adopt and implement a set of anti-counterfeit best practices designed to address the […]
Standards Were Affirmed by the Courts
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, was pleased to support the recent U.S. District […]
Copyrights in the Publisher’s World
Copyright discussions can send the fear of God into anyone in the publishing business with very little effort. The spirit of copyright protection is […]
New AAP President Has Copyright Law Background
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently named Maria A. Pallante as President and CEO.
Pallante is the former United States Register of Copyrights, a position […]
Define Ownership
When it comes to digital content, the ownership issue gets grayer and grayer. This interesting information came to us from Copyright and Technology in their […]
Copyright Process Review
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) voiced their approval of the House Judiciary Committee’s first policy proposal regarding the review of the Copyright Act. The Association […]