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Libraries
ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books
'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' topped the ALA's list of the most banned and challenged books between 2010-2019.
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Libraries
Ohio Library Board Reverses Decision to End ALA Membership for 'Leaning to the Left'
In seeking to end support for ALA, some library board members at the Medina County District Library in Ohio complained that the organization's support for racial and social justice issues was too politically partisan.
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Publisher News
Allan Adler to Leave AAP
In a brief announcement this week, the Association of American Publishers announced that longtime executive Allan Adler will leave his position as executive v-p and general counsel of the organization, effective October 15.
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Copyright
Librarian of Congress Taps USPTO Veteran Shira Perlmutter as Next Register of Copyrights
In a statement, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden praised Perlmutter for her "deep knowledge of domestic and international copyright law and policy" and a "background in negotiating international intellectual property agreements.” Perlmutter will assume her role in late October.
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Libraries
We Need to Talk About Audible
Bestselling author Cory Doctorow on his crowdfunded effort to tip the scales against Audible's DRM-enforced market dominance.
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Libraries
Turning Antiracist Knowledge and Education into Action
'PW' columnist Nicole A. Cooke on how allies for social and racial justice are choosing to 'stand in the gap.'
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Publisher News
Judge Issues Sweeping Order Against E-book Piracy Operation
A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction against a major e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library, after the operators of the site failed to show up at a hearing or to file any response to a lawsuit filed in July by the Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, Penguin Random House, and a number of bestselling authors.
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Copyright
Judge Sets Tentative Schedule for Internet Archive Copyright Case
Under the August 31 order, the closely watched case over book scanning and lending is to be ready for trial by November 2021.
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Copyright
Publishers, Internet Archive Propose Yearlong Discovery Plan for Copyright Case
The parties outlined a litany of issues that suggest a potentially sensitive and complex litigation.
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Libraries
The Library Is Open (Sort Of...)
'PW' columnist and White Plains (NY) Public Library Director Brian Kenney offers an update nearly a month after his library's partial reopening.
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Libraries
Library Supporters Urge Action as Senate Recesses Without Relief Bill
With Congress now on break until September, ALA officials are urging library supporters to keep pressing lawmakers for a pandemic relief package that includes funding for libraries.
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Libraries
Trump Administration Sues to Block California Net Neutrality Law
The Department of Justice asked a federal judge in California to block the state’s 2018 net neutrality law, contending that it countermands federal regulations.
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Libraries
ALA Announces 2021 Midwinter Meeting Will Be Virtual Only
"Though we very much hoped to be able to meet in person in Indianapolis, the health and safety of conference attendees, ALA members and staff, exhibitors, and other stakeholders are the priority," said Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., ALA president, in announcing the move.
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Libraries
Penguin Random House Extends Temporary E-book, Digital Audio Terms for Libraries
Terms of sale first enacted in March to help librarians during the Covid-19 crisis will now run through the end of the year.
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Libraries
Canadian Libraries Respond to 'Globe and Mail' Essay Attacking Public Libraries
Canadian librarians push back against a recently published editorial arguing that public libraries are "a net harm" to literature.
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Copyright
Internet Archive Answers Publishers' Copyright Lawsuit
In responding to a lawsuit filed by four publishers last month, lawyers for the Internet Archive argue that the IA "has made careful efforts to ensure its uses are lawful," and contend that its program to scan and lend print books from library shelves is "sheltered by the fair use doctrine," and "buttressed" by traditional library practices and protections.
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Libraries
Internet Archive to Publishers: Drop ‘Needless’ Copyright Lawsuit and Work with Us
During a 30-minute Zoom press conference on July 22, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle urged the four major publishers suing over the organization’s book scanning efforts to consider settling the dispute in the boardroom rather than the courtroom.
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Libraries
Penguin Random House Extends Open License for Online Readings Through 2020
The program was first announced in March to encourage digital read-aloud sessions for libraries and schools forced to close by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Libraries
Library Supporters Urge Action on Bill to Provide Relief Funding for Public Libraries
With the August recess looming and another round of coronavirus relief in the works, $2 billion in funding for libraries hangs in the balance.
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Publisher News
Court Rejects Trump Family Claims, Greenlights Niece's Tell-All
New York State Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald has cleared the way for Mary L. Trump to publish and promote her tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.'