Google should pay authors for scanned books, US appeals court told

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 09:57

Google Inc`s massive effort to scan millions of books for a digital library violates copyright law, illegally depriving authors of licensing fees, royalties and sales, a lawyer for a group of authors told a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.

Ebooks yet to sound death knell for printed books in US: Study

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:55

Americans are reportedly still reading printed versions of books even as their electronic versions have seen more popularity, a new study has revealed.

Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:05

The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge`s decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google`s massive book-scanning project, according to court documents.

Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:05

The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge`s decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google`s massive book-scanning project, according to court documents.

Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:05

The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge`s decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google`s massive book-scanning project, according to court documents.

Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 08:04

The Authors Guild is appealing a US judge`s decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google`s massive book-scanning project, court documents showed Monday.

`Textbooks need to rewritten to present science properly`

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:50

IIT-Kharagpur director Partha Pratim Chakrabarty stressed the need to rewrite text books so as to impart a deep knowledge of science, technology and society.

Google Play Books app enables users to upload personal files

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:21

However, this will require a copy of the latest Play Books app on user's device.

Google Play Books app enables users to upload personal files via Android

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 17:24

Google Play Books app recent update will now allow the user to upload PDF and EPUB files directly from Gmail or the Downloads folder.

Google prevails over authors in digital books case

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 23:16

Google Inc on Thursday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by authors who accused it of digitally copying millions of books for an online library without permission.

Foreign publishers, Delhi University battle it out in court

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 09:17

A cramped, one-room shop tucked away in Delhi University seems an unlikely battleground for a publishing war that, academics warn, threatens quality of and access to education in the world`s second most populous nation.

US judge boosts Google `fair use` defense of digital books

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 11:03

A federal judge on Monday appeared to favor Google Inc`s legal defense of its digital books project, which could imperil efforts by authors seeking to block it.