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Copyright Termination: 2009 and 2010 Cases of Interest
The Second Circuit overturned a lower court’s decision and maintained copyrights assigned to Penguin Book Group from Steinbeck’s widow. This extremely fact specific case turned on the fact that Steinbeck’s wife terminated and renegotiated Steinbeck’s 1939 agreement with Penguin. Penguin Group (USA) v. 2009 ).
Current Trends
- Monday, July 26, 2010
Who Owns Facebook? Or is it . . . The Face Book?
The Face Book. Seller [Ceglia] has already initiated a site that is designed to offer students of Harvard University access to a wesite [sic] similar to a live functioning yearbook with the working title, ‘The Face Book.’” The most popular social-networking website just hit a major milestone : 500 million users. 8211; Josh Lee.
JetLawBlog
- Friday, July 23, 2010
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Google Books vs. Library Books?
On Friday, the Justice Department pushed for a federal court judge to reject a settlement proposal that would allow Google to digitally scan library books and place them online. Under the agreement, a Book Rights Registry would be set up to allow publishers and authors to register their work and get paid for their titles.
JetLawBlog
- Monday, September 21, 2009
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Google Books Transcript Excerpt
That is a deadline by which class members must claim their books in order to receive a cash payment for books that Google has already scanned. THE COURT: That's in the current agreement? BONI: It is in the current agreement, yes. Green2 google books settlement Tags: fairness hearing google books Mr. FYI U.S.
Music Technology Policy
- Monday, October 12, 2009
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Music Publishing and the Google Books Settlement
The Google Books settlement agreement makes for an interesting read. As a fundamental point, the settlement includes “Books” and “Inserts”. So let’s just leave the rest of the settlement agreement alone for the moment and focus on these two defined terms. What is a the defined term “Book”? So think about this.
Music Technology Policy
- Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Why every writing team should have a written collaboration agreement. (part 3 of 3)
This is the final installment of a 3-part series on the importance of collaboration agreements for every writing or other creative team. In Parts 1 and 2, I analyzed some of the important provisions found in properly negotiated and drafted collaboration agreements. the publication of the book only, or music only?). Stay tuned.
Theatre and Entertainment Law
- Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Google’s Settlement Agreement with Authors and Publishers: Whose Interests are Being Protected?
The current controversy involves the legality of Google’s proposed settlement agreement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers concerning the digitization of millions of books. The settlement agreement is the result of a 2005 copyright infringement case against Google. The U.S. 8211; Yoshana B.
JetLawBlog
- Monday, September 7, 2009
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Google e-Book Takeover Still Struggling, but Not Stopping
It appears that in the very near future, when you snuggle up in bed with a good book, you may be snuggling up with your computer as well. The technomedia giant is plowing ahead with its plan to scan and digitize millions of books and make them available to anyone with a computer. Try again, Google. Hold it right there, says the DOJ.
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Google Books, Unclaimed Property and Google as State
Like the tar baby, the Google Books settlement agreement often raises more questions than it answers. The state is supposed to keep this unclaimed property on its books forever. unclaimed funds from Google Books will be applied to cost and then distributed to the club. mean the Books Registry.
Music Technology Policy
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Canadian Authors Oppose Google Book Settlement: The Smartest Guys in the Room Can't Handle the Truth--AGAIN
The objection to the Google Books Settlement filed on 1/28 by Canadian authors clearly lays out the high level legal reasons why the Google Books settlement is unlawful on its face. See also: Artist Rights are Human Rights ; Google Book Search is a Disaster ; Google Book Search: How bad is the metadata ? If the U.S.
Music Technology Policy
- Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Google Fouls Up Again: Google Book Search is a Disaster for Scholars AND Copyright Owners
Google's Book Search: A Disaster for Scholars. We've become accustomed to librarians and academics uncritically fawning over the disaster that is Google Books (especially those privileged librarians among the sovereign ly immune), yet give this one by Professor Geoffrey Nunberg a read: "Start with publication dates. book on Peter F.
Music Technology Policy
- Sunday, September 27, 2009
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My Small Corp., My People: What are Buy Sell Agreements and Shareholders' Agreements?
Usually found in closely held corporations, the shareholders' agreement (aka buy sell agreement) sets restrictions and boundaries that make corporations resemble partnerships. An important provision in a shareholders' agreement is the statement of the restrictions placed upon a shareholder's right to transfer shares.
BizMediaLaw
- Friday, October 22, 2004
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