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Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right: 169 European Academics Warn Against It

Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right: 169 European Academics Warn Against It

Click here to read the original post from the Institute for Information Law. Academics from all over Europe give a final warning against the ill-conceived plans for the introduction of a new intellectual property right in news. Read the full letter here in pdf, or below. Statement from EU Academics on Proposed Press Publishers’ Right We, […]

Google Plays Nice with French Publishers, Trial Scheduled in the U.S.

Google Plays Nice with French Publishers, Trial Scheduled in the U.S.

In June, Google, Inc. received some welcome news in France after the lawsuits instigated by the French Publishers Association (Syndicat national de l’édition) and the French Author’s Association (Société des gens de lettres) were withdrawn following a successfully agreed upon “framework” settlement. Google wrote on its European Public Policy blog that the new arrangement gives […]