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PowerPoint Presentations from Last Week’s Orphan Works and Mass Digitization Symposium Now Available
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, News, Preservation, Publishing, Reports
|The symposium took place in Berkeley, CA and was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Law and Technology (BCLT) Links to PPT slides for many presenters are now available and have been added to the agenda. Links to three white papers that were released by BCLT prior to the event are linked here. Speakers […]
From a Library Journal Article by Meredith Schwartz: Stuart Hamilton, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)’s Director of Policy & Advocacy raised concerns about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at a stakeholder hearing in the European Parliament on April 11. [Clip] “IFLA is gravely concerned by …the potentially chilling effects of targeting […]
New from Berkeley Digital Library Copyright Project: Third White Paper on Causes of the Orphan Works Problem
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|Released today by the The Orphan Works and Mass Digitization Symposium: Obstacles and Opportunities begins tomorrow at Claremont Hotel, Berkeley CA. Here’s the agenda. White Paper #3 was released today by the Berkeley Digital Library Copyright Project. Title Orphan Works: Causes of the Problem Berkeley Digital Library Copyright Project White Paper No. 3 Author David […]
From the U.S. Courts Web Site: Fiscal year 2011 was the busiest ever for the federal judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, and this fiscal year continues that trend. In the first four months of FY 2012, the PACER Service Center responded to about 60,000 telephone calls and 15,000 emails. In addition, […]
UPDATE: 16 States Also File Suit Against Publishers (Press Release and Court Filing) From: “Justice Files Agency Pricing Suit; Three Publishers Settle” (by Meredith Schwartz, via The Digital Shift) The Department of Justice today filed its antitrust suit against Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster over the agency model of ebook pricing. […]
New Research Guide From The Law Library of Congress: Translation of National Legislation into English
Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, Publishing, Resources
|Direct to Guide (48 pages; PDF) Title Translation of National Legislation into English Date March 2012 Source The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center Prepared for American Society of International Law 106th Annual Meeting Pre-Conference: “Conveying Meaning: Legal Interpretation, Translation, and Publishing” Description via In Custodia Legis by Constance Johnson In connection with […]
From the PACER Web Site and the PACER Quarterly Newsletter: Lasting only a few minutes each, the tutorials are a quick and fun way to learn something new about PACER or to brush up on your existing PACER skills. Starring Ms. Gavel and Mr. Sound Block, current topics include the PACER Case Locator, Digital Audio […]
From the New Jersey State Courts: A searchable index of more than 80,000 attorneys licensed to practice in New Jersey is now available on the Judiciary website, njcourts.com. The database includes the date of admission to the bar, the status to practice law in New Jersey, and the county and municipality of the business office […]
via Illinois Institute of Technology-Kent College of Law: IIT Chicago-Kent’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) has updated its comprehensive multimedia guide on issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by making the oral arguments and transcripts more accessible to a wider audience. Visitors to the ISCOTUS healthcare […]
France Passes New Laws on the "Digital Exploitation of 20th Century Unavailable Books"
Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, Publishing
|The Global Legal Monitor from the Library of Congress provides a summary of the recently passed legislation but writer/tweeter @BlankTextField (based in France) says the article include a few inaccuracies. From the Global Legal Monitor This Law adds a new chapter to the French Intellectual Property Code, comprising articles L.134-1 to L.134-9. Article L. 134-1 […]