Authors
Guild Appeals Google Decision
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program. There was no brief filed at this time, but the notice makes good on the Authors Guild’s vow to file an appeal of what Authors Guild executive director Paul Aiken told PW was “a fundamental challenge to copyright." more »
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program. There was no brief filed at this time, but the notice makes good on the Authors Guild’s vow to file an appeal of what Authors Guild executive director Paul Aiken told PW was “a fundamental challenge to copyright." more »
Court
Rules Sherlock Holmes is Public Domain In a December 23 ruling, a federal judge declared that the character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as other characters and elements of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic series, are in the public domain. more »
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and neurological changes that persist in a similar way to muscle memory.
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someone who is five novels into a career.
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