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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin)

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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 3M ago

Open Road Update: ePubber Tells HarperCollins to Hit the Road

By Lloyd J. Jassin   Below is Open Road's answer to HarperCollins' recently filed lawsuit against them. Nothing surprising here. Open Road refutes HarperCollins’ legal position that the term “in book form” in a pre-Internet age contract includes eBook rights. As you may recall, in its complaint f
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 3M ago

Open Road Litigation: ePuber Tells HarperCollins to Hit the Road

By Lloyd J. Jassin Below is Open Road's answer to HarperCollins' recently filed lawsuit against them.  Nothing surprising here. Open Road refutes HarperCollins’ legal position that the term “in book form” in a pre-Internet age contract includes eBook rights.   As you may recall, in its complaint
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 4M ago

Who Controls eBook Rights?

The Court Battle that Could Determine the Fate of the Book Industry:A Review & Analysis (Updated) The picture of publishing economics has changed dramatically.  Since the middle of 2011, Amazon is selling more eBooks than hardcover and paperback books combined.  What this trend makes clear, is it
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 4M ago

Harper Colins vs Open Road

HarperCollins vs. Open Road Integrated MediaLloyd Jassin (www.copylaw.org)
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 5M ago

Outside of a Dog #3: Poe's Legal Woes

Poe's Legal Battle with the Literati By Lloyd Jassin Outside of a Dog is a series that features publishing wisdom from a variety of classic and contemporary sources.  As a lawyer, I'm fascinated by the economics and entrapments of publishing contracts and cases. The New York Times reports that
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 5M ago

New Blog Series: Outside of a Dog

  Outside of a Dog #1&2: Short, Witty & Prophetic Publishing Wisdom (Mostly) Dead White Guys Share the Secrets of their Publishing Successes & Failures "Outside of a Dog"features publishing wisdom from a variety of classic and contemporary sources.  As a lawyer, I'm fascinated by the economics an
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 6M ago

Amazon’s Lending Library Liability

Was “Freeloading” Contemplated by Contract? In September, I wrote, "It comes as no surprise that Amazon is exploring a Netflix-like subscription service for digital book.  But what might Amazon's subscription book service actually look like for subscribers, authors and publishers?"  Amazon's Lendin
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 6M ago

Amazon’s Lending Library Liability

Was "Freeloading" Contemplated by Contract?   In September, I wrote, "It comes as no surprise that Amazon is exploring a Netflix-like subscription service for digital book.  But what might Amazon's subscription book service actually look like for subscribers, authors and publishers?"   Amazon'
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 7M ago

Why is Amazon willing to sell the Kindle Fire for $50.00 below actual cost?

Short answer.  The value they get per purchaser will far exceed the $50.00 shortfall. Lessons from the Cable Television Industry In 1990, I was a legal intern at Viacom International, at the time, one of the largest owners of cable television systems in the United States.  It was a great job.  My
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Copylaw (aka Lloyd Jassin) · 7M ago

After the Fire, What's Amazon's Next Move?

originally posted 5/11/11 under the title, 'Is Amazon Preparing a Cloud Based Book Service?'   A Cloud-Based Book Service: Device Agnostic & Subscription BasedI've never been one to shy away from predicting the future. If asked, I’d say in the next 24-months, Amazon's Cloud Drive, their controversi
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