TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Judges representing the Second Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the Internet Archive's (IA) practice of lending digital copies of books without licensing fees is not fair use. The decision is a major victory for the publishers that sued the IA and ensures the removal of half a million. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Four major book publishers have filed suit against the Internet Archive for copyright violations relating to the Open Library project , setting the stage for a major legal fight over one of the internet’s longest-running ebook archives. Crucially, the project circumvents the typical licensing restrictions used by conventional libraries.

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Kitaboo

JANUARY 29, 2021

Digital rights management, or DRM as it is commonly known, is a means to protect the copyright of your work online and ensure secure distribution of your digital books. You can secure distribution of your digital books by adding an extra layer of protection with DRM. Distribute your DRM-protected Digital Books. Benefits of DRM.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2023

Today we became aware that an artist used AI to create artwork for the upcoming book, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants ,” a Wizards representative wrote via the official D&D Beyond Twitter account. While the physical book won’t be out until Aug. 15, the e-book is available now from Wizards’ D&D Beyond digital storefront.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Harvard University, in collaboration with Google, will release a dataset of approximately one million public-domain books for use in training AI models, according to WIRED. The dataset comprises works that are no longer under copyright protection, drawn from Googles extensive book-scanning efforts.

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Vox

JANUARY 18, 2024

The New York Times claims that OpenAI trained its model with copyrighted Times content and did not pay proper licensing fees. The company has already announced licensing deals with folks like the Associated Press and Axel Springer. That in mind, there’s one more copyright lawsuit worth looking at: the Google Books case.

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Kitaboo

MAY 16, 2019

With features so simple that there’s no longer a need for multiple teams to handle the book production process, teachers can themselves create a compelling digital textbook with all the required features and functions that they deem appropriate for a student’s learning experience. Step 2: Select the Cover Image.

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Kitaboo

MAY 13, 2024

The rise of digital book creation software has provided authors and publishers with the tools required to not only swiftly craft literary works but also aid their publishing and promotion. This transition has been made easier by digital book creation, which gives writers never-before-seen freedom and creative control over their own work.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 30, 2024

However, publishers grapple with a common question: Which eBook format is most suitable for text-heavy books? Table of Contents: Which eBook Format is Most Suitable for Text Heavy Books? All About Reflowable eBooks How to Create High-quality Reflowable eBooks The Bottom Line Which eBook Format is Most Suitable For Text Heavy Books?

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

[ Editor’s Note: Lee LeFever shares lessons learned from building Common Craft , a Seattle company known for its distinctive explainer videos, in the new book, “Big Enough: Building a Business that Scales with Your Lifestyle.” Excerpt published with permission.].

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KineticData

DECEMBER 28, 2022

What is per-user license pricing? There’s a lot of talk these days about per-user licensing models. Here’s what you need to know about per user license misalignment and how to avoid it. What is per user license misalignment? The impacts of misaligned budgets and processes extend far beyond the books.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Microsoft’s cloud business is under surveillance in Europe: The association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has set up new monitoring body to ensure the tech giant complies with a legal settlement to keep cloud licensing practices fair in the region.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 10, 2020

Audible, best known for its audio books, has been expanding in recent years to include a variety of episodic shows and other varieties of audio content. This information, of course, was promptly tweeted and reported publicly — quickly making it to the home page of Techmeme , the widely followed tech news aggregation site.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Assess licensing requirements Review your software licenses for Windows 11 Pro compatibility and check for any additional licensing needs. If your organization uses volume licensing agreements such as Microsoft Volume Licensing, verify if it covers Windows 11 Pro upgrades.

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s doing so because the company thinks the terms involved with selling digital versions of books to libraries, which in turn make them available to local residents for free through ebook lending platforms like Libby, are unfavorable. In fact, Amazon is the only major publisher that’s doing this, the report states.

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GeekWire

JULY 18, 2020

This excerpt is from her new book of the same name. ]. Our ability to quickly process visual information ensures that we often can’t stop ourselves from subconsciously judging a book by its cover. (Wiley Image). Editor’s note: Amy Balliett is founder and CEO of Seattle-based creative content agency Killer Visual Strategies.

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Kitaboo

JANUARY 27, 2020

iBooks Author – eBook authoring tool by Apple, helps create books for Apple devices. From parchment rolls to paper, from paper to eBooks, books have come a long way from their humble origins. While traditional books were created by felling trees, eBooks are created in a very gentle and agreeable manner. iBooks Author.

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Kitaboo

JUNE 23, 2021

How do SDKs differ in terms of licensing. It is critical to note the license used by a particular SDK before downloading one. So, if you choose an SDK that uses the wrong kind of license, your efforts can go to waste since you won’t be able to publish the software. Permissive License. Lesser General Public License.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Dark Horse put out multiple Star Wars books between 1991 and 2015, before Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm forced the comics’ rights to revert to Marvel. In the video game world, Dark Horse is the typical publisher behind a series of coffee table books that display the designs and concept art for various mainstream releases.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 2, 2021

So it kind of makes sense that Dark Horse wants a piece of the pixelated pie for its bevy of comics licenses—there’s a lot of potential. I mean, DC’s got Warner Bros.’ gaming studios. Marvel went big to get Spider-Man and Avengers games out. Read more.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 27, 2020

“Unlike peer-to-peer homeshare platforms, Sonder leases, licenses and manages every space from booking to checkout,” she added. Airbnb, which filed to go public last week, was hit hard by the pandemic, with a 90% drop in bookings at the height of the health crisis a few months ago and a 25% cut in its workforce.

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The Verge

JANUARY 1, 2022

Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh , Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises , and other books, movies, and compositions from 1926 enter into the public domain today in the US. This year, the usual list of books, movies, and compositions comes with a sizable bonus: a trove of around 400,000 early sound recordings.

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Crafty CTO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A Book Encounter While browsing the lake house bookshelves, John stumbled across Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices and was immediately hooked. I can recall my father’s enthusiasm for the book, along with its author George Leonard Herter and his catalog business Herter’s. What’s a Bull Cook?

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Kitaboo

MAY 20, 2024

At the same time, it has eliminated the need to store books physically and maintain them. Steps to Convert Physical Textbooks to Digital Format Convert Your Physical Book to PDF Create PDF Using Your Mobile Phone Create PDF Using a Traditional Scanner Create PDF Using a Smart Book Scanner II. Here are the steps to follow.

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Kitaboo

APRIL 25, 2024

Accessing, consuming, transferring information, and digitizing books has become increasingly easy in the modern age. Mechanisms of DRM Protection Encryption Authorization and Licensing Watermarking and Traceability Controls and Permissions Expiration Control III. Advantages of DRM Protection? Future of DRM Protection V.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The initial shows launching video companion content are Book of Basketball 2.0 , Fantasy Footballers , The Misfits Podcast , H3 Podcast , The Morning Toast , Higher Learning with Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsay , and The Rooster Teeth Podcast.

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Digital publishing is cost-effective, and the books can reach a global audience. eBook publishing tools have analytics feature that provide in-depth data to publishers on the number of books distributed, number of books downloaded, average view time, user’s content consumption patterns etc. Digital Publishing / April 9, 2019.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This week’s launch demo — one of many in the books already — follows weeks of tension between SpaceX and the Federal Aviation Administration, which approves test launches like this one. During its high-altitude test launch with SN8 two months ago, the company violated its FAA launch license.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

You probably don’t need me to tell you what happened when companies used scraped public data — often without the permission of those who created it — from news articles, books, and creative projects to teach AI tools how to, say, generate news articles, books, and creative projects. Other companies have decided to make deals.

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GeekWire

MARCH 7, 2022

A notice inside Amazon Books in Seattle informs shoppers that the store’s last day will be March 19. “Best Book Club Ever” read one sign inside Amazon Books at Seattle’s University Village this weekend. Yes, there were books in this bookstore. Amazon Books? GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).

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GeekWire

JANUARY 23, 2023

based Kobold Press has used the Open Game License to publish material for D&D 5th edition, such as 2016’s Tome of Beasts , shown above. 5 leak via io9’s Linda Concerga indicated that Wizards had plans to deauthorize its Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice that the company adopted in 2000. Redmond, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

MAY 26, 2023

His experience mining Bitcoin in his basement inspired him to start Coinme , which created the first licensed Bitcoin ATM machine in the country, going on to handle millions of dollars in monthly transactions. Smyers was an early adopter of cryptocurrency who remained faithful in its future despite its recent struggles.

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2022

Instead, they’re committing to an original series “inspired by” the book. The whole scheme might help illustrate why art can’t be reduced to a neat series of copyright licenses — rather than simply showing that “crypto bros aren’t sure how rights work.”. Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

The bundle features over 120 games, books, and software, including the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Back 4 Blood, the Pathfinder and Warhammer rule books, and a 12-month license for GameMaker Studio 2. Gamers and developers all over the world have banded together in support of the Ukrainian people.

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Kitaboo

MARCH 15, 2024

Digital reading not only allows you to access a vast library of books at your fingertips but also provides several other advantages that establish digital publishing as a compelling and influential force in the literary landscape. These capabilities make digital reading a more immersive experience than physical books in many ways.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But unlike Matt3o’s original release, though, the new Lord of the Rings keycaps are actually licensed by Middle-earth Enterprises (the company that owns the rights to key film and merchandise aspects of the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels). Print Screen,” for example, becomes “teitho parf” — or literally, “write a book.”).

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GeekWire

MAY 23, 2023

It simply means ‘a new version of a book.’” We are releasing new editions of the books. Past books were more like the Dungeon Master’s Warehouse ,” Perkins said. It’s intended as a sequel and follow-up to Lisa Trumbauer’s 2006 book A Practical Guide to Dragons. “In broader publishing, ‘edition’ is a neutral term.

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