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.
Read moreE-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.
Read moreSeven 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 moreChristian 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 moreThe 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 moreFour 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.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreAccusing 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 moreM2M Solutions brought a federal complaint against Amazon.com, saying its Kindle e-reader and Fire tablets violate three patents.
Read moreA 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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