News tagged with digital copies

Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal

(AP) -- The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in the library.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Sony adopting industry standard for e-books

Sony, in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle, unveiled plans on Thursday to do away with the proprietary software on its electronic Sony Reader and convert its e-book store to an industry standard format.

Technology / Software

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New Web site to amplify debate on Google book deal

(AP) -- Caroline Vanderlip believes the escalating debate over Google Inc.'s plans for a vast Internet library of copyright-protected literature will yield enough compelling material to fill a book.

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Univ. of Michigan, Google amend book scanning deal

(AP) -- The University of Michigan has amended a deal with Google Inc. to create digital copies of millions of library books and journals.

Technology / Internet

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stolen 'X-Men' flick leaps onto Internet

A stolen copy of the film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leapt around the Internet being downloaded from file sharing websites.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3


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