Rights Management & Royalties

Hochul Vetoes New York's Library E-book Bill
December 30, 2021

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed New York's library e-book bill. "While the goal of this bill is laudable, unfortunately, copyright protection provides the author of the work with the exclusive right to their works. Because the provisions of this bill are preempted by federal copyright law, I cannot support this bill," Hochul wrote…

Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit
December 1, 2021 at 11:00 pm

At a December 2 pre-motion conference, a federal magistrate judge agreed to extend the discovery deadline in the lawsuit filed by four major publishers against the Internet Archive over the Internet Archive's scanning and lending of print library books.

Chegg Responds to Pearson Copyright Lawsuit
November 22, 2021 at 11:00 pm

Pearson claims that Chegg is illegally appropriating Pearson's end-of-chapter textbook questions for its subscription study service, but in an answer this week, Chegg attorneys call the suit “legally flawed” and accuse Pearson of “weaponizing” its copyright interests in an effort to throttle lawful innovation.

CASE Act Set to Pass as Part of Omnibus Bill
December 22, 2020

A four year-old bill that would establish an extra-judicial “small claims court” for copyright cases is now set to become law after Congressional leaders slipped the measure into the Covid-19 relief and omnibus spending bill now headed to President Trump’s desk.