Online research gained a foothold in the Canadian market and became economically viable only after the legal
publishers licensed their content to Quicklaw and made their print law report series available online.
Not exact matches
«We haven't had churn on our
licensed content business, and we've actually doubled payments to
publishers,» Islam says.
In one place, gain access to
licensed content from 5,000 leading
publishers, original bespoke
content from
content creators, and user - generated
content from fans.
As copyright owners, the
publisher of New Scientist is able to
license non-exclusive copyright on the majority of our
content to other parties.
In no case shall
Publisher's aggregate liability for any
content or accessibility problems with the site exceed the amount of subscription fees paid for the
Licensed Materials during 12 - month period preceding any claim or notice of damages.
My company (U.S. News & World Report), gave up on publishing printed books two years ago because
licensing our
content to traditional book
publishers wasn't paying off and the barriers to entry were too great for us to publish on our own.
The New York Rights Fair (NYRF): BolognaFiere, in partnership with
Publishers Weekly, the international news platform for the book publishing industry, and book marketing and promotion resource The Combined Book Exhibit presents the NYRF, the first trade and
licensing show in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the international rights, distribution and
licensing of
content for both adult and children's.
There are no consistent
licensing terms for libraries to purchase eBooks and many
publishers have yet to opt into the idea that distributing their digital
content does not devalue the product.
Much like the headache of
licensing ebooks to libraries stateside, Japanese patrons and librarians have been frustrated by the lack of bestselling and new release
content available for digital lending, for many of the same reasons that
publishers in the US have balked at making their entire catalogs available to libraries, namely fears that print sales will decline.
Many
publishers and
content distribution companies have extensive terms and
licensing agreements that are fairly complex.
And they ran around aggregating
content from hundreds of
publishers and got them all to agree to more or less the same
licensing terms, resulting in a relatively smooth (compared to many alternatives) experience for library patrons.
In my last post about
content monetization for book
publishers, I introduced the strategy of «chunking» in which a
publisher takes its
licensed content and breaks it up into resellable, reusable pieces.
And as long as pricing remains out of sync with their value — especially
licensing vs. owning, and the limitations that implies — the reported «widespread inability to calculate return on investment (ROI)» will handicap the flow of
content into digital sales channels from established
publishers.
Publishers seek to ensure that sufficient copies of their
content are being
licensed to service demand of the library's service area, while at the same time balance the interests of
publisher's retail partners who are focused on unit sales.
One in four
publishers saw the biggest year - on - year growth from audio, many
publishers are still making no money from audiobooks direct, choosing instead to
license the
content to dedicated audiobook
publishers or not acquire the rights in the first place.
What new opportunities and business models exist for
publishers, agents and authors to
license, remix and resell
content?
Foreign rights is the granting to a foreign
publisher legal
licensing rights to translate (or reprint in English in English - speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and India), publish and sell a «work» (book
content) in its country in specific formats (printed book, e-book, audio, video, book club, etc.) for compensation in the form of royalties and an advance payment thereof for a specific period of time.
The first is that Habitat supports Creative Commons
licensing, allowing
publishers to create open source
content and educational materials; in line with that is Inkling's announcement that it will be creating fifty open source titles for schools in partnership with the 20 Million Minds Foundation, furthering the reach and viability of digital textbooks in environments that are more than ready to receive them.
It's easy to see an Amazon Used Ebooks Store simply being a way for the company (and
publishers) to sell the same
content license over and over again, without much real benefit to readers or customers.
As if the challenges of image - rich
content weren't enough, Japanese
publishers have feared that
licensing digital editions internationally is as good as hanging out a «pirates welcome» Jolly Rodger.
However, if your
content has been
licensed from another party, your rights will be in accordance with the agreement you made with the
publisher.
Perhaps the expectation of free
content online will mean that
publishers spend even more time courting
licensing opportunities, like with Broken Blade, an anime based on a manga from Flex Comix's online magazine Comic Blood.
The usual e-book
license with a
publisher or distributor often constrains or altogether prohibits libraries from archiving and preserving
content, making accommodations for people with disabilities, ensuring patron privacy, receiving donations of e-books, or selling e-books that libraries do not wish to retain.
It might require
licensing content from
publishers in the same way that a regular library would.
But we need look no farther than the last two decades of the internet's evolution to see a brilliant and functional world where
content is sold,
licensed and given away by individuals and
publishers of all sizes and means.
For the American book publishing industry, the Frankfurt Book Fair is predominantly a trade fair, that is, a professional meeting place for
publishers, editors, librarians, book subsidiary rights managers,
publishers international sales representatives, booksellers, agents, film, television and video game producers, publishing technology experts, authors and many others who are involved in the creation and sale of books and the
licensing of book
content in all its many forms.
When you download an ebook, you're
licensing the
content, meaning that unless a
publisher specifically allows for it, lending is not possible for books.
Russian
publishers are concerned about selling e-books through fear that they will end up on pirate internet sites so they are not particularly keen to
license e-book stores with their
content.
Or libraries can also
license their own
content, or reach agreements with
publishers and
content providers to distribute their
content through OdiloTK.
When a
publisher makes titles available for library lending, it is most often through OverDrive which uses the Adobe
Content Server to add DRM according to the
publishers»
licensing requirements.
Publishers that are reluctant or unwilling to
license ebooks and other digital
content to libraries have expressed concern about the lack of «friction» in digital transactions.
The ability to find small
publisher content is vital (if you can't find it, you can't buy it or lend it), and
licensing services have created their own library - specific means of discoverability.
However, my guess is that book
publishers»
licensing restrictions — and perhaps other
content providers» restrictions as well — could prohibit users from sharing some
content while signed into separate accounts.
Some 10
publishers in Russia have
licenses to produce Marvel - branded
content, but the comics
publisher Kofilmo is counting on the size of Eksmo - AST to help it vanquish all foes.
Attention should be brought to the Justice Department to show that
publishers are engaging in questionable practices involving the
licensing of digital
content to libraries.
All of the Big Six
publishers are now working with libraries on ebook lending in some capacity, but pricing and
licensing terms remain unfavorable in many cases, Saturday's «ALA, Ebooks, and Digital
Content: What's Next?»
We have implemented some of these in Books4Spain (exclusively online and specialising in books about Spain)-- both on the website and on our blog, for example: independent «expert» reviews author interviews and links to them and author blog from book result page on our website ability to but non DRM ebooks and Kindle books direct Win books competitions Lots of added value
content on blog Our favourites, special offers, recommended books, popular books and featured authors on website All this via a software platform which we have developed in - house and re Hildick - Smith warning that entering digital book retail is very, very expensive — that is not necessarily the case since we intend to
license our software platform on a white label ASP basis to other independents (retailers and
publishers) at a very reasonable price.
Nowadays you're not actually «purchasing» a PC game, but rather «subscribing» to it or purchasing a
license for it, which means game
publishers can tell you how many times you can install a game, make you pay to unlock
content that's already on the disc, or go ahead and revoke your right to play a game, and there's nothing illegal about them doing any of these things at all because you paid $ 50 for a service (the subscription or
license) rather than for a product.
Nowadays you're not actually «purchasing» a PC game, but rather «subscribing» to it or «
licensing» it, which means game
publishers can tell you how many times you can install a game, make you pay to unlock
content that's already on the disc, or go ahead and revoke your right to play a game, and there's nothing illegal about them doing any of these things at all because you paid $ 50 for a service rather than a product.
Casemaker's parent company, Lawriter, has an agreement with the Georgia Secretary of State designating it as the exclusive
publisher of the regulations and giving it the right to
license that
content to other
publishers.
Casemaker's parent company, Lawriter, has an agreement with the Georgia Secretary of State designating it as the exclusive
publisher of the Georgia Rules and Regulations and giving it the right to
license that
content to other
publishers.
Casemaker's parent company, Lawriter, has an agreement with the Georgia Secretary of State designating it as the exclusive
publisher of the Georgia regulations and giving it the right to
license that
content to other
publishers.
Licensing the official
content at little or no cost from governments should provide an opportunity for the commercial
publishers to reduce costs while enhancing the authority of their
content offering.
All
licenses are non-exclusive and all rights not expressly granted to you in these Conditions of Use or any applicable Terms are reserved and retained by IMDb or its licensors, suppliers,
publishers, rightsholders, or other
content providers.
After all, CCC has demonstrated through this case that it offers
publishers the crucial trump card — ready online
licensing of
content — in reaping additional royalties for the course use of the
publishers» materials.
THE COPYRIGHT & NEW MEDIA LAW NEWSLETTER — This unique publication deals with copyright law,
licensing and related matters for a diverse audience of copyright professionals including librarians, archivists, curators, educators, lawyers,
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Drawing on her professional background in book publishing, she advises creators,
publishers, and users of copyright - protected
content on publishing,
licensing, permissions, and registration matters.
4) Lexis
Publisher (http://www.lexisnexis.com/
publisher/): Lexis
Publisher provides searching of news and other LexisNexis
content (including case law and journals, for example) with the feature of built in
licensing and technology to «push» these stories to firm members by email and to have the stories posted for limited periods of times on the firm's intranet.
…Amazon.com told The Times Higher: «We
license content from various
content aggregators, some of which secure rights to
content from thousands of
publishers.
Licensed content — Print law reports from every important English language commercial legal
publisher, as well as newspapers and law reviews.