Trained on Getty Images' world-class creative content, Generative AI by Getty Images allows customers to explore the power of generative AI with full protection and usage rights.
Posted 03 October 2023
Publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House filed the lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA) in 2020, claiming IA had illegally scanned and uploaded 127 of their books for readers to download for free, negatively impacting their sales and the authors' royalties. On 25 March 2023, U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koeltl ruled in favor of the publishing houses on strict copyright grounds, stating that IA was making "derivative" works when they created electronic copies of printed books. The Internet Archive said it will appeal the ruling.
Posted 04 April 2023
On 7 November 2022, OCLC and Clarivate issued separate press releases announcing the settlement of OCLC's lawsuit against Clarivate, originally filed in June 2022.
Posted 06 December 2022
The reference manager was built for collaborative research teams looking to drive organization and collaboration at scale.
Posted 04 October 2022
In recognition of the challenges around information contract management, user access and entitlements, data licensing and copyright compliance, Couranto and CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) are partnering to further advance the working knowledge related to copyright compliance through practical information solutions.
Posted 02 August 2022
On 13 June 2022, OCLC filed suit against Clarivate PLC and its subsidiaries, Clarivate Analytics (US) LLP, Ex Libris, and ProQuest in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Posted 05 July 2022
The debate over controlled digital lending continues, with presentations from the World Library & Information Congress, statements from IFLA and new products from Ex Libris and EBSCO.
Posted 07 September 2021
Sci-Hub has been a thorn in the side of commercial publishers almost since its founding in 2011. Recent legal actions in India may succeed in curbing its activities, something that similar lawsuits in the U.S. have failed to accomplish.
Posted 02 February 2021
WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) launched WIPO Lex-Judgments, a new database that provides free access to leading judicial decisions related to intellectual property law, worldwide.
Posted 06 October 2020
European Union magistrate Maciej Szpunar issued an advisory opinion stating that the digital cultural library run by Preussischer Kulturbesitz (the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) does not violate copyright laws.
Posted 14 September 2020
In South Africa, copyright law has become both contentious and political. The Copyright Amendment Bill (B13-2017) was introduced in the National Assembly on 1 May 2017. The intent was to modernize the Copyright Act, which has been in force since 1978. Not only was this written before the internet became such a powerful force, it was during Apartheid. Clearly, it needs to be brought up to date. How, exactly to do that is at the heart of the contentiousness of the current process.
Posted 01 September 2020
The pandemic has focussed librarians' attention on copyright. WIPO has some new initiatives that affect the situation.
Posted 01 June 2020
OpenMonographs.org wants to change the landscape of scholarly book publishing.
Posted 04 December 2019
Report covers mapping of trends, actors and initiatives regarding the potential cross-border legal challenges that could be encountered in cyberspace.
Posted 29 November 2019
Almost 50,000 free to use images released.
Posted 04 November 2019
Aim is to provide links between citations and digital content.
Posted 02 November 2019
Regulator hits Google-owned site with record $170m fine.
Posted 05 September 2019
Educational publisher wants to make its learning resources digital first.
Posted 18 July 2019
Nature journals have unified their preprint sharing strategy.
Posted 21 May 2019
Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms launched at a session organised by UNESCO.
Posted 23 April 2019
Refunds made available because your books won't be.
Posted 04 April 2019
Two days of discussions about academic publishing covered China's role in OA, Plan S, value propositions, book publishing and much more. The event was not without controversy!
Posted 06 March 2019
The UK is one of the first countries to extend library lending compensation to cover e-lending.
Posted 28 February 2017
Five European research organisations call on legislators to modify current EU copyright reform proposals to future proof European research excellence.
Posted 13 January 2017
The European Court of Justice has granted French authors the right to be forgotten.
Posted 28 November 2016