TIME: “In a complex settlement agreement, which took three years to hammer out and spans 135 pages excluding attachments, Google will be allowed to show up to 20% of the books’ text online at no charge to Web surfers. But the part of the settlement that deals with so-called orphan books which refers to… Continue Reading
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Penske and General Motors Announce Proposed Deal for Purchase of Saturn
Follow up to previous postings on GM bankruptcy and auto industry, this press release: “Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an international automotive retailer, announced today that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with General Motors regarding the Saturn brand. Under the terms of the MOU, if the transaction is completed, Penske Automotive Group would… Continue Reading
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide: Sabrina I. Pacifici’s completely revised and updated pathfinder focuses on leveraging selected reliable, focused, free and low cost sites and sources to effectively profile and monitor companies, markets, countries, people, and issues. This guide is a “best of list” of web, database and email alert products, services and… Continue Reading
Sony eBookstore Provides Access to Half-Million Free Public Domain Books From Google
News release: “Starting today, The eBook Store from Sony will provide access to more than a half-million public domain books from Google optimized for current models of the Reader. At Sonys eBook store (ebookstore.sony.com), a button on the front page leads to the books from Google, which people can transfer to their PRS-505 or PRS-700… Continue Reading
April 17 Public Hearing in Washington, DC to Focus on Intellectual Property
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission announced the fourth in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property. These hearings, to be held April 17, 2009, in Washington, DC, will explore how corporations, inventors, and patent intermediaries value and monetize patents, strategies for buying and selling patents, and the role of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Access to Arts Education, Tax Gap, DOD Acquisition Management
Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007, GAO-09-293, February 27, 2009 Access to Arts Education: Inclusion of Additional Questions in Education’s Planned Research Would Help Explain Why Instruction Time Has Decreased for Some Students, GAO-09-286, February 27, 2009 Tax Gap: IRS Could Do More to Promote Compliance by… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation
Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation: Julian Zegelman’s updated and revised research guide is intended to assist its users with research of Russian intellectual property law by a) describing the primary sources of intellectual property law in the Russian Federation; and b) listing a number of secondary sources that interpret and comment on… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: In 2009, Your Lawyers Are Your Best Knowledge Management Resource
Ahead of the Curve: In 2009, Your Lawyers Are Your Best Knowledge Management Resource – Gretta Rusanow outlines her recommendations on why this year presents an excellent opportunity to work on those long-desired collections of models, best practice documents, sample clauses and know how files. Continue Reading
Harvard Prof. on Google and the Future of Books
Follow up to previous postings on the Google Book search project, from the New York Review of Books, Google & the Future of Books, by Robert Darnton “How can we navigate through the information landscape that is only beginning to come into view? The question is more urgent than ever following the recent settlement between… Continue Reading
United States Wins WTO Dispute over Deficiencies in China's Intellectual Property Rights Laws
News release: “Acting U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel has found important aspects of Chinas intellectual property rights (IPR) regime to be inconsistent with Chinas obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The United States brought claims against… Continue Reading
FTC Announces Second in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the second in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). These hearings, to be held February 11 and 12, 2009 in Washington, DC, will examine remedies for patent infringement…The February 11 hearing will address patent damages, including the standards that govern… Continue Reading
Collective Intelligence Tools and Impact on Privacy
Youre Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy? by John Markoff: “Propelled by new technologies and the Internets steady incursion into every nook and cranny of life, collective intelligence offers powerful capabilities, from improving the efficiency of advertising to giving community groups new ways to organize. But even its practitioners acknowledge that, if misused, collective… Continue Reading
