603 Articles match "Books"

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• Jury finds libel in fictional character
  
  Tags: Books Decisions Roundup Defamation Litigation
  THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Friday, November 20, 2009
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• William Morris Endeavor: Opt out of Google Books Settlement
  
  Not surprisingly, the William Morris Endeavor talent agency has advised its clients--twice--to opt out of the Google Books settlement: "There is an important right that is relinquished under the terms of the Settlement that the Authors Guild does not adequately address. done so within twenty-seven months from the Notice Commencement Date."
  Music Technology Policy - Friday, August 21, 2009
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• Alert from the National Music Publishers Association regarding sheet music and the Google Books Settlement
  
  The Google Books settlement (which is currently being investigated by the Department of Justice, among other people) clearly includes sheet music. Tags: google antichrist music business google antitrust google nation google books google books settlement getting googled songwriting Songwriters How you may ask? Act now.
  Music Technology Policy - Sunday, May 3, 2009
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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. Image Source.
  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. Green2 google books settlement Tags: fairness hearing google books Mr. FYI U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York October 7, 2009 10:00 a.m. Before: HON.
  Music Technology Policy - Monday, October 12, 2009
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• Google Book Search and Contractual Voodoo
  
  Let's say that you have a good idea for an internet application, but it would involve infringing millions of copyrights. You'd like to negotiate a deal, but there are hundreds of thousands of people with whom you'd have to negotiate.
  Pixelization - Sunday, May 31, 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”. What is a the defined term “Book”? Book is a hard copy with pages, but is also defined as what it is not. So a Book doesn't include sheet music, but an Insert does. OK, fine.
  Music Technology Policy - Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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• Google Books: Still no kittens, still no sunshine at the Kinderplex
  
  Another filing deadline in the Google Books debacle and the limp effort to salvage a deal out of some of the worst advice on record stumbles again. See also: Artist Rights Are Human Rights See also: Sergey Brin, Monopsonist Book Enthusiast See also: Google Books: How bad is the metadata? Let me count the ways.
  Music Technology Policy - Friday, January 29, 2010
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• Man fingered in Roger Clemens steroids book sues for defamation
  
  Tags: Baseball Books Defamation Litigation
  THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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• Google Books: Implications for Ex-US Rights Holders
  
  New Zealand joins Germany in opposing the Google Books Settlement, largely for the same reasons. Tags: creepy google books google books settlement creepy eric schmidt
  Music Technology Policy - Sunday, August 23, 2009
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