University Readers http://blogs.universityreaders.com Reading Materials Evolved Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:23:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Copyright Clearance Center Supports Infringement Suits Brought by 10 Publishers Against Massachusetts Copy Shops (Just posting a few more CCC links...) http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=au111 DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 15, 2005–Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), the world’s premier provider of copyright licensing solutions, announced its support for two major lawsuits brought today by 10 leading publishers against copy shops serving colleges and universities in Boston and western Massachusetts. The suits are ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=21 Settlement Reached in Austin-Area Copyright Infringement Suit http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=au84 DANVERS, Mass. - March 30, 2004 - The University of Chicago Press, Princeton University Press, Elsevier Inc., Pearson Education Inc., John Wiley & Sons Inc. and SAGE Publications today announced a settlement in a recent copyright infringement lawsuit against BISI Inc., Netpaks, Abel's Copies and Speedway Copying of Austin, Texas. ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=20 Do you use eReserves? The UCSD Guardian student newspaper is reporting that the Association for American Publishers believes that materials in the university's electronic reserves may be in violation of a federal copyright law. The eReserves is a free service for students and faculty that provides online access to the material professors use in ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=14 Should consumers be followed or led? Professor Frederick of the Sloan School of Management wonders if Sony's CEO has the right view on product development. "Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want. The public does not know what is possible, but we do. ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=16 Major Publishers Sue California College Bookstore Chain for Copyright Infringement http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=au81 DANVERS, Mass. (January 26, 2004) - Five major publishers have filed a copyright infringement suit against KB Books, a college bookstore chain in San Diego, California. Harvard Business School Publishing, The New York Times, Elsevier Inc., Pearson Education and John Wiley & Sons Inc. allege that KB Books has routinely ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=12 Illegal Copying Alleged in Lawsuit by Michael Kinsman, Staff Writer San Diego Union Tribune January 27, 2004 Harvard Business School Publishing, The New York Times and three other publishers have sued a small San Diego bookseller over allegations it violated copyrights on materials it copied for college students. KB Books, which has stores near San Diego State University, ... http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=11 Escalating Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Recent developments in intellectual property litigation demonstrate the escalating seriousness of copyright infringement. In the past year, rights holders in various industries took legal action against businesses and individuals guilty of unauthorized reproduction, distribution, and/or digital transmission of copyrighted material. http://blogs.universityreaders.com/index.php?p=10