A court decision is applauded by American publishers for ‘rejecting theories that would normalize piracy over public progress.’
International Houses Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks
Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill charge that Google has ’caused immeasurable harm’ by advertising pirated content.
Italy at London Book Fair: 28 Publishers and Agents
In its guest of honor year at Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Italian market arrives at the 2024 London Book Fair with a large delegation.
Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually
Book piracy is costing the Italian book market more than a quarter of its overall value, according to a study commissioned by the AIE.
IPA’s Karine Pansa at DBW: ‘A Big Wake-Up Call’ in Book Business Data
The need for coherent, actionable data impacts the progress world publishing can make on its prime challenges, IPA’s Karine Pansa says.
French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site
Book piracy in France has taken a hit, with court action led by the SNE and 12 publishing companies against ‘Z-Library.’
Italian Publishers: Book Piracy Cost €771 Million in 2021
In 2021, a new report indicates, Italians carried out an average 322,000 acts of book piracy per day, a major challenge for publishing.
CEDRO In Spain: Tackling Book Piracy With Sports Technology
Using monitoring systems developed for use in sports and technology content, LaLiga will scan for pirated book activity online.
IPA and Kenyan Publishers Blast ‘Unacceptable’ Copyright Bill
Messaging from the International Publishers Association joins a chorus of alarm around a fast-moving set of copyright changes in Kenya.
French Publishers Join Sister Cultural Leaders on EU Copyright and Piracy
France’s publishers’ association is one of 54 cultural- and creative-industry groups messaging negotiators in Brussels today.