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Justice Department recommends the Google Books settlement be rejected and...
Late last night the U.S. Department of Justice filed a 32-page “statement of interest” regarding the proposed Google Books settlement. In short, the DOJ recommends that: This Court should reject the...
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Google Books settlement being revised, plaintiffs want October 7th hearing...
Breaking news from James Grimmelmann’s blog: The author and publisher plaintiffs filed a motion to adjourn the [October 7th Google Books settlement] fairness hearing, together with a short supporting...
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Link salad
Sorry for the lack of blogging, but I’ve been unusually busy of late. Here’s a round-up of some of the links I’ve collected over the past week or two. Sergey Brin’s op-ed in the New York Times...
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Google Book Deal 2.0
Late last night the revised Google Book settlement was filed with the court. So what’s changed? From the New York Times: The revisions to the settlement primarily address the handling of so-called...
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The Google Book Settlement hearing is over, and now we wait
The Google Book Settlement fairness hearing was held yesterday (February 18th). Here are some recaps of what happened: MobyLives Publishers Weekly Library Journal: Part 1 (about the morning speakers)...
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No, the web is not “public domain”
If you haven’t been following the mind-boggling copyright infringement kerfuffle that’s currently setting the web on fire, here’s a quick recap. A copyrighted article was copied off a website and...
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But honestly, Cooks Source, your apology needs work
The Cooks Source website has been replaced with an unsigned statement (in serious need of editing) which eventually gets around to apologizing for the unauthorized publication of Monica Gaudio’s...
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A final post on Cooks Source (updated)
Over the weekend, the Daily Hampshire Gazette posted an article by Dan Crowley containing an interview with Judith Griggs about the Cook Source copyright infringement kerfuffle. (See my two previous...
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Breaking news: Judge Chin rejects the Google Books Settlement
James Grimmelmann has just reported that Judge Denny Chin has rejected the Google Books Settlement. (For background, see my previous posts on the Google Books case or The Public Index website.) The...
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The Great Gatsby was published 88 years ago today but won’t enter the public...
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published 88 years ago today, on April 10, 1925. However, this work won’t enter the public domain in the U.S. until January 1, 2021. That’s because the Sonny...
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Today is Public Domain Day 2019, which means (finally!) the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1923. You are now free to use, reprint, quote, remix, or create your own derivative...
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Happy Public Domain Day 2021, the end of copyright for 1925 works!
Today is Public Domain Day 2021, the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1925. Yes, this means that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has finally entered the public domain...
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Public Domain Day 2022, the end of copyright for 1926 works
Another New Year, another Public Domain Day! January 1, 2022 marks the end of copyright for works first published in the U.S. in 1926. For many years, only works published in the U.S. through 1922...
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Happy Public Domain Day 2023, the end of copyright for 1927 works
January 1st is Public Domain Day, my favorite day of the year. Today marks the end of copyright for books, movies, and music first published in the U.S. in 1927. Now that these works are in the public...
View ArticleHappy Public Domain Day 2024, the end of copyright for 1928 works
My annual reminder that January 1st is Public Domain Day, and this year copyright has ended for books, movies, and music first published in the U.S. in 1928, so you are free to use, reprint, quote,...
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