Posts Tagged: eBooks
2d Cir. affirms S.D.N.Y. decision in Barnes & Noble copyright case, cloud-based services questions
In early October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.) handed down a decision, which almost answered important questions about how cloud-based …
IBM patents continues push into virtual worlds, eBooks and more
We found another pair of patents related to digital worlds, an area where IBM has been active of late. A system for ensuring that the highest number …
Samsung Patents Walking Improvements for Bipedal Robot
Samsung has received dozens of patents for truly unique technologies, such as one patent protecting better walking and balancing controls for two-legged humanoid robots. Other patents recently …
Apple Patent Apps Include 3 For Digital Rights Management
The system laid out in these three interrelated patent applications would create an entire secondhand market for digital content like eBooks, music files and other software by …
Authors Challenged by Shifting Industry Business Models
The new reality is that content creators are getting squeezed all around. Increasingly many want things to be free and don't care whether they copy a public …
Copyright Issues on the Legislative Agenda for 2012-2013
Though they are unlikely to take center stage during the truncated session before elections or the post-election lame duck session, lawmakers will have to contend with several …
