"The article focuses on copyright in higher education and the cost of scholarly publication. It states that academic tenure is often conditional upon publication of articles in high-impact publications. It mentions that under U.S. copyright law, the work-made-for-hire doctrine has the employer owning copyright in said work and comments that universities often cede copyright to professors, who in turn cede it to journals. It talks about open access publication and the need to reform tenure."
"Congress's latest Internet copyright legislation, if passed, would dangerously limit both user privacy and social networking sites' ability to create open forums for free speech."
"Mitte September, bei der Status Conference zum Google-Buchsuche-Vergleich, hatte Richter Denny Chin bereits Fristen für eine erneute Klage der Verleger und Autoren gegen Google gesetzt. Mit ihrem Antrag vom 12. Dezember, eine Gruppenklage gegen Google anzustrengen, kommt die Authors Guild nun dieser Vorgabe nach, wie "Publishers Weekly" meldet. Damit hat der Autorenverband endgültig für sich das Google Book Settlement beerdigt."
