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Settlement Rumored To Be Close in Google, Publisher Lawsuit Andrew Albanese & Jim Milliot - 10/10/2008
Sources say that a settlement may finally be near in publishers’ lawsuit over Google’s controversial program to scan books from library shelves. AAP and Google say it isn't so. More
A stealth attack on U.S. freedoms—intellectual, academic, and personal—came to a halt in early April, at least for the time being, when quick action by librarians restored the term abortion to the search function of a health database.
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Section 108 Study Group Issues Report on Copyright Exceptions for Libraries Andrew Albanese - 04/02/2008
The Section 108 Study Group has delivered its long-awaited report, but it remains unclear how quickly, or if, the group's carefully-worded, conditioned recommendations for updating the Copyright Act will ever make it into law.
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OverDrive Breaks the iPod Barrier for Downloadable Audio Norman Oder - 03/19/2008
For years, librarians and patrons have complained that the most popular digital audio player, the iPod, is incompatible with the Windows Media Audio (WMA) files, the format for library downloadable audio titles. Now OverDrive will offer at least 3000 titles—about 15 percent of its catalog—in MP3 format, which means compatibility with nearly every MP3 player and mobile phone, including iPods.
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