E-Book Resales Run Afoul of Copyright Law, EU Court Rules
E-books are not physical objects and therefore cannot be resold in Europe without the consent of the author, the European Court of Justice held Thursday.
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Audible Captioning Feature Drives Publishers to Court
Seven of the world’s top literary publishers brought a federal copyright complaint Friday in response to an announcement by Amazon-owned Audible of its plan to roll out a new caption service with its e-books.
Read moreOpponents of Drag Queen Story Hour Tossed From Court
Christian activists who tried to stop Houston libraries from hosting “Drag Queen Storytime” because it allegedly promotes the LGBT community’s “secular humanist” religion lack standing, a federal judge ruled Thursday, dismissing the lawsuit.
Read moreAmazon, Apple Cleared in Dispute Over ‘Gronk’ Erotic Novel
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a judgment Tuesday against an Ohio couple that sued Amazon, Apple and Barnes and Noble for distributing an unexpected erotic-fiction hit that used their engagement picture and told the story of a married woman’s romantic interest in New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Read moreE-Book Retailers Strike Out on Apple Antitrust Suits
Four years after Apple’s heavy antitrust penalty, the Second Circuit added a footnote from the digital literary saga, dismissing lawsuits from two defunct e-book retailers that blamed the tech giant’s price-fixing conspiracy for their decline.
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EU Closes Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s E-book Contracts
A two-year antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book business ended Thursday with the European Commission accepting the Seattle-based giant’s promise to drop so-called “most favored nation” clauses in its distribution contracts with publishers.
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Class Accuses Audible and Amazon of a Bait & Switch
Accusing Audible of bait-and-switch tactics and false advertising, a federal class action claims the audiobook seller and its parent company Amazon.com lure subscribers into buying monthly “credits” they may never be able to exchange for e-books.
Read moreSuing Amazon
M2M Solutions brought a federal complaint against Amazon.com, saying its Kindle e-reader and Fire tablets violate three patents.
Read moreE-Book Pioneer Fights to Stop Format Transfer
A member of a global electronic publishing association sued the group in federal court Tuesday to stop it from transferring the rights to a popular e-book format to an organization it says will put profit ahead of education.
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