From: "Lazan-Young, Betsy" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:05:17 +0000 Dave et al, The Wall Street Journal had an excellent summary and discussion of the issues raised by this case earlier in the month: New Fight Breaks Out Over Digital Rights to Old Books by Jeffrey Trachtenberg. Wall Street Journal [New York, N.Y] 11 Jan 2012: B.7. Betsy Lazan-Young Librarian Law and Research Library Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records A division of the Arizona Secretary of State Phoenix, Arizona 85007 www.lib.az.us [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:07 PM Subject: Harper Collins E-books Case 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 [log in to unmask]