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LibrariesWyden, Eshoo Question Big Five Publishers Over Their Library E-book Practices
The lawmakers seek a wide range of information not only on the publishers’ digital library practices, but also on the economics of the market.
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Publisher NewsPublishers, Amazon Ask Court to Dismiss ‘Illogical’ E-book Price-Fixing Suit
In separate filings, lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers insist that there is no evidence of any coordination or agreement to fix prices, and, more to the point, that the alleged conspiracy itself—in which the five largest American trade publishers are alleged to have banded together to give Amazon monopoly power—simply makes no sense.
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Awards & PrizesJoy Williams Awarded 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Williams accepted the prize at an award ceremony during the National Book Festival on September 17.
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LibrariesIn Deal with LibraryPass, TKO Studios Makes Full Digital Catalog Available to Libraries
The distribution deal includes day & date access to new releases.
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LibrariesCovid-19 Forces ALA to Make Inaugural LibLearnX Conference Virtual Only
The ALA's plans to hold the in-person portion of its new LibLearnX conference in San Antonio have been shelved due to the Covid-19 surge, coupled with the size, scope and location of the event, the ALA said.
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CopyrightPearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging 'Massive' Copyright Infringement
The suit accuses a Chegg subscription study service of illegally appropriating end-of-chapter questions from various textbooks.
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Publisher NewsPublishers, Amazon Move to Dismiss Booksellers’ Antitrust Suit
In separate motions this week, lawyers for both Amazon and the Big Five publishers asked a federal court to dismiss the latest iteration of a potential class-action price-fixing claim filed on behalf of indie booksellers involving print trade books.
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CopyrightDiscovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit
Just weeks after the parties asked a judge to settle a significant discovery dispute, the parties in a closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books have asked for a three-month extension for discovery.
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LibrariesNew PLA Survey Illustrates Critical Digital Role Played by Public Libraries
The report, '2020 Public Library Technology Survey,' provides a current, detailed snapshot of how libraries serve as digital equity hubs.
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LibrariesALA Expands Award for Books, Articles on Intellectual Freedom
The award will now honor journal articles in even number years and books in odd number years, with the Oboler committee now seeking nominations for the 2022 journal article award.
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PromotionalEditor's Note: Preview for Librarians Will Be Back on September 17
PW Preview for Librarians is taking a week off. Happy Labor Day!
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CopyrightCopyright Office Weighs in on Maryland Library E-book Law
In an opinion issued this week, U.S. Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter concluded that Maryland’s new library e-book law is “likely” preempted by federal copyright law.
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LibrariesIt’s Crunch Time for Library Supporters After $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Passes House
With a September 15 deadline looming for legislators to earmark how to spend $3.5 trillion approved by Congress this week, library supporters are mounting their most critical advocacy effort in a generation.
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LibrariesMacmillan Learning Launches Employee-Created Program to Recruit Diverse Talent
A new paid externship program aims to entice students from underrepresented groups to consider a career in educational publishing.
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LibrariesSenator Wants Copyright Office to Weigh in on Maryland Library E-book Law
In a May 26 letter North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis asked the Copyright Office to offer an opinion on whether Maryland’s library e-book law “encroaches on the exclusive domain” of federal copyright law.
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LibrariesDefine 'Reasonable': Can Maryland's New E-book Law Help Change the Marketplace?
Maryland's recently passed library e-book law will require any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers in the state to also offer to license the content to public libraries "on reasonable terms." The question now is: what are reasonable terms?
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CopyrightPublishers Blast Internet Archive’s ‘Extraordinary’ Demand for Sales Data
Lawyers say the Internet Archive's sweeping demand for 10 years' worth of monthly sales data is "burdensome in the extreme" and legally "irrelevant."
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Business DealsClarivate Purchase of ProQuest Delayed
After receiving a second notice for information from the FTC, Clarivate said it has extended the deadline for completing its $5.3 billion purchase of ProQuest from November 8, 2021, to December 31, 2021.
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LibrariesInternet Archive Seeking 10 Years of Publisher Sales Data for Its Fair Use Defense
In their filing August 9, IA lawyers insist the sales data is crucial to its fair use defense in a lawsuit filed last year, while the plaintiff publishers have balked at the extraordinary request.
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LibrariesAn Inflection Point for Libraries
With billions in federal funding at stake, library leaders must see this moment for what it is, writes PW library columnist Sari Feldman: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly transform the future of libraries.



