From: Kevin Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:33:49 +0000
Hi David,
You can see the complaint here:
http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2011cv09499/389754/1/
On a quick glance (at only the plaintiff's side) it looks like a
straightforward contract interpretation issue that ought to settle
with some cash charging hands. But I respect your nose for important
issues, so please tell me if I am wrong.
Kevin
Kevin L. Smith, J.D.
Director of Scholarly Communication
Duke University
Perkins Library
Durham, NC 27708
On Jan 25, 2012, at 8:11 PM, "LIBLICENSE" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: "Hansen, Dave" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:58:20 +0000
>
> I recently saw news that Harper Collins had filed suit against Open
> Road Media. This case was filed over the holidays and raises the issue
> of whether older author-publisher contracts cover e-books rights. It
> seems to revisit the issue that was raised by Random House v. Rossetta
> Books back in 2002 (see
> http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Random_House_v._Rosetta_Books). This is
> the post I saw on the Harper Collins case :
> http://mhpbooks.com/46575/pandoras-box-about-to-be-reopened-harpercollins-sues-its-ex-ceo/
>
> Does anyone know anything more about this?
>
> David R. Hansen
> Digital Library Fellow
> Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic
> UC Berkeley School of Law
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