U.S. Judge Boosts Google 'Fair Use' Defense of Digital Books

Appeals Court Judge Denny Chin appeared to support Google's use of the fair use defense at a recent U.S. district court hearing.  Google has claimed the fair use exception to defend its practice of digitizing millions of books, while the plaintiffs charge that this "amounts to massive copyright infringement."  What do you think?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/net-us-google-books-idUSBRE98M19S20130926

Google Copyright Infringement Reports to Quadruple This Year

By Zoe Fox
 /http://mashable.com/2013/07/31/google-copyright-reports/

Commercial-Free Recording and Copyright

A recent Appeals Court ruling establishes that, when recording their favorite television shows, viewers can indeed skip the advertisements without violating the fair use doctrine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/24/court-says-skipping-ads-doesnt-violate-copyright-thats-a-big-deal/

Authors Guild Loses Class Action Status in Case Against Google Books

A U.S. Appeals Court recently revoked the Authors Guild's class action status and ordered a lower court judge to rule on whether or not Google's book scanning project meets the definition of "fair use."

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/copyright/authors-guild-loses-class-action-status/

Happy Birthday: The Party May Be Over

Who Owns 'Happy Birthday'? Lawsuit Seeks Return of Millions

Supreme Court Gives American Consumers Victory Over Copyright Owners in Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons

http://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2013/03/20/supreme-court-gives-american-consumers-victory-over-copyright-owners-in-kirtsaeng-vs-john-wiley-sons/
by Gary Sharpiro. Forbes, March 3, 2013

Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion

Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion
by Jake New

Jefferey Beall, a metadata librarian at the University of Colorado at Denver, is being sued by OMICS Publishing Group, based in India, for his popular blog scholarly Open Access.

Turn to Your Library to Navigate Copyright for MOOCs

Have you created MOOC presentations or assigned them as class readings?  According to this article from Library Journal, some are suggesting the fair use copyright exemption may not apply to MOOCs.  Read more to learn how libraries can help you navigate these copyright issues.

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/library-services/massive-open-opportunity-supporting-moocs/

Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day

Did you know that April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day?  The U.S. Copyright Office recently hosted a gathering of lawmakers, songwriters, filmmakers, and government officials to honor the day.  As the featured speaker, House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte announced his plan to hold hearings on U.S. copyright law in the coming months.  "The goal of these hearings will be to determine whether the laws are still working in the digital age.  I welcome all interested parties to submit their views and concerns to the Committee." 

http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/

http://www.infodocket.com/2013/04/24/u-s-house-judiciary-committee-chairman-bob-goodlatte-announces-comprehensive-review-of-copyright-law/

World Book and Copyright Day -- April 23 rd

http://www.un.org/en/events/bookday/

THE RESIGNATION OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE JLA

The Resignation Of The Editorial Board Of The Journal of Library Administration
The entire editorial board of the Journal of Library Administration has resigned over author rights! 

Library Copyright Alliance Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley

Today's Supreme Court decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley strengthens the first-sale doctrine. Read the Library Copyright Alliance Statement on the decision.

LCA Submits Reply Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI

LCA Submits Reply Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI The Library of Congress Alliance (LCA) filed reply comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry (NOI) regarding orphan works and mass digitization efforts.

White House Delivers New Open-Access Policy That Has Activists Cheering

White House Delivers New Open-Access Policy That Has Activists Cheering
By Jennifer Howard
From The Chronicle of Higher Education

UCLA Copyright Lawsuit Over Streaming of Videos Dismissed–Again

From University of California San Diego Library
https://libraries.ucsd.edu/blogs/newdirections/ucla-copyright-lawsuit-over-streaming-of-videos-dismissed-again/

An Internet Freedom Activist's Death, Copyright and Computer Crime

An Internet Freedom Activist's Death, Copyright and Computer Crime

Google settles copyright dispute with Belgium newspapers

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559146-93/google-settles-copyright-dispute-with-belgium-newspapers/

by Steven Musil December 13, 2012 From C/Net