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Copyright
Congress Advances Public Access Mandate for Federal Research
With passage of the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Congress has advanced a 2013 Presidential directive requiring public access to taxpayer funded research.
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Industry NewsQuestioning the Common Core: A Children's Literary Salon Panel
The first Children's Literary Salon event of 2014 took place on January 4 at the main branch of the New York Public Library, with a discussion on the who, what, when, where, and why of the Common Core State Standards.
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Libraries
Simon & Schuster Expands Library E-Book Program
After entering the library e-book market last April with a pilot, Simon & Schuster is expanding its program to more libraries, and adding OverDrive as a vendor.
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Content / e-books
CCC, ALPSP Launch Open Access Resource Center
The non-profit Copyright Clearance Center announced this week that is has launched an Open Access Resource Center in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).
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Content / e-books
Pew: E-Reading Surges, But Print Is Hanging On
E-books are rising in popularity, but according to the Pew Research Center, print remains the foundation of Americans’ reading habits.
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Content / e-books
DoJ: Apple Waging 'Character Assassination' Campaign
The parties will be in court today, with DoJ attorneys accusing Apple of blatantly obstructing the work of the court’s External Compliance Monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Content / e-books
Judge Denies Stay; Orders Apple to Cooperate with Monitor
Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay of its external monitor provision, and ordered the company to cooperate fully with the external compliance monitor she appointed last fall following her ruling in Apple’s e-book price-fixing case.
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Libraries
Cut to the Core: Better Luck Next Year
Fall 2013 will be remembered as the season that the Common Core State Standards began to take effect—and it was a rocky rollout indeed. As the calendar marks a new year, we pause now to reflect upon what has been a bumpy first few months.
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Libraries
Check it Out with Michael Kelley: ALA's Code of Conduct
Does the American Library Association have an issue with harassment at its conferences?
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Content / e-books
Apple Asks Court to Fire Its External Monitor
In a letter filed yesterday, Apple attorneys asked Judge Denise Cote to fire its external monitor, Michael Bromwich. The request comes after Bromwich filed a declaration in which he detailed Apple’s resistance to his work.
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Content / e-books
Macmillan Acquires Cookstr, with Schwalbe In Expanded Role
Cookstr founder Will Schwalbe will stay on in an expanded role as v-p of editorial development and content innovation.
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Libraries
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2013
PW takes a look back at 10 big library stories of 2013, and a look ahead to what might be on the horizon in 2014.
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Copyright
Conan Doyle Estate Says Sherlock Not Free Yet
Attorneys for the estate say the "complete" characters remain under copyright, and say they are exploring an appeal.
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Content / e-books
DoJ, States Slam Apple’s Bid for a Stay
In a strongly-worded brief, attorneys questioned Apple’s conduct, and again suggested that the company is trumping up concerns over the court’s external monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Content / e-books
Judge Denies Apple’s Bid to Extend E-Book Damages Inquiry
After a flurry of year-end filings, Judge Denise Cote late last week rejected Apple’s bid to extend its deposition of plaintiff expert witness Roger Noll, whose report had pegged Apple’s total e-book damages at just over $307 million.
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Copyright
Court Rules Sherlock Holmes is Public Domain
In a December 23 ruling, a federal judge declared that the character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as other characters and elements of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic series are in the public domain.
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Content / e-books
Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program.
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Content / e-books
Kohn Appeals Penguin, Macmillan E-book Settlements
The fight goes on: RoyaltyShare founder Bob Kohn has appealed final approval of the Macmillan and Penguin e-book settlements to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Content / e-books
DoJ: Apple Is Trumping Up Monitor Concerns
In a letter to the court, U.S. attorney Lawrence Buterman hit back at Apple, alleging that the company is publicly maligning its external monitor to bolster its case for a stay of the court’s final injunction.
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Content / e-books
PROSE Awards to Offer $10K for Top Prize
For the first time, the AAP’s Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division is endowing the R.R. Hawkins Prize with a $10,000 cash award to the winning author.
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