Wiley Joins 'Genesis Mission Consortium' in Support of U.S. AI Goals - Publishing Perspectives

My head hurts after reading that.

On the Publishing Perspectives site Panzer found this post about publisher Wiley joining the U.S.'s Genesis Mission Consortium.

 

According to the post, Wiley is the only publisher to join the group. 

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty isn't sure exactly what the group does."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a glass of iced tea and two ginger snap cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

to read the post tootle over to Genesis Mission Consortium

Publishers, Internet Archive Trade Reply Briefs in Book Scanning Case - Publishers Weekly

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our intrepid traveling kitty found one about the latest developments in publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley, and Penguin Random House's  copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive (IA). IA has been scanning hardback copies of books and then "lending" the scanned copies to people (and libraries) without paying publishers or authors.

 

So, we wait until October.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the publishers and IA have filed their reply briefs to the Summary Judgement requests both presented to the court earlier this year. (In a previous post Panzer explained about the publishers' and IA's Summary Judgement requests.) The publishers' attorneys presented a 41-page reply to IA's request for a Summary Judgement in IA's favor and IA's attorneys presented a 41-page reply to the publishers' request for a Summary Judgement in the publishers' favor. The post quotes extensively from both reply briefs. Basically, the publishers brief says IA is a piracy site, not a library and IA's brief says publishers are trying to keep libraries from lending scanned books. On October 7 the publishers and IA will have the opportunity to submit reply briefs to these reply briefs.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know Internet Archive was giving these scanned books out worldwide."

 

Note: This is a very, very, very long post. Bring a thermos of tea, a sandwich and a muffin for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers vs. Internet Archive

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Summary Judgement 

Publishers, Internet Archive File Dueling Summary Motions in Scan Suit - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There he discovered a post about the lawsuit brought by publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley, and Penguin Random House against the Internet Archive. The lawsuit has been ongoing for two years now. Back in December Panzer told you about the Internet Archive wanting ten years worth of book sales data from each of the publishers.

 

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, the attorneys for the publishers' lawsuit for copyright infringement against the Internet Archive have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is scanning books without permission and without payment to copyright holders and this constitutes copyright infringement and piracy. The attorneys for the Internet Archive (IA) have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is a library and is exercising fair use of the books the company is scanning. The post contains links to previous posts with information about the lawsuit.

 

I am really tired of this case.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks maybe the judge will rule for one motion or the other. Or, maybe the judge will decide the case needs to move into the court."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers and Internet Archive

To read Panzer;s earlier post tootle over to sales data information 

Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit - Publishers Weekly

 Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about the lawsuit against the Internet Archive. Panzer has been telling you about this ongoing court case since it began.

 

10 years?

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the judge in the lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA) has extended the discovery process until January 31, 2022. The lawsuit involves publishers Hachett, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley suing the Internet Archive for its practice of scanning and lending the publishers' books without their permission and without payment. The discovery extension comes because the Internet Archive and the publishers have been unable to come to an agreement about IA's demand for the publishers' sales records for all of their print books from 2011 forward. Attorneys for the publishers say this would take months of work to provide this information and has nothing to do with the case. There are several links to other information included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Ten years worth of books sales information for four major publishers? It gives this little kitty a headache just hearing about it."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of cocoa and four muffins.

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to IA stonewalling 

Discovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit - Publishers Weekly

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was violently shaken by booing and hissing coming from outside. Following all the chaos took our brave kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the Internet Archive was causing all the noise.  For the past year Panzer has been telling you about the publishers who have sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement.

 

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, last year the four publishers Hachette, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet Archive. The publishers' attorneys have now asked for an extension in the case. The case is set to be heard in court on September 24, but the attorneys have asked to have an extension until December 17. This is based in part on the Internet Archive's (IA) attorneys demand for ten years of monthly book sales reports for all the books published by all four of the publishers involved. The publishers' petition to have IA's discovery motion not granted is filed in another court and no decision has been made on the motion yet. IA isn't contesting the extension as there are several witnesses both sides of the case wish to question before the case is heard in court. The post contains links to other information about the copyright infringement case.

 

It's information on 500,000 books.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wants to know where the Internet Archive is getting all the money to pay for the attorneys."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffins for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to IA discovery motion 

Internet Archive Seeking 10 Years of Publishing Sales Data for Its Fair Use Defense - Publishers Weekly

 Today's trip in to the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about the Internet Archive.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the Internet Archive (IA) is asking the judge in the copyright infringement case against them to order the publishers suing them to turn over 10 years worth of monthly book sales records. The IA's lawyers say they need the records to prove the IA's "loaning" of unauthorized scanned copies of the publishers' books didn't impact book sales. Lawyers for publishers Hachette, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Wiley say asking for that much information is unnecessary. This court case has been ongoing since June 1, 2020.

Hmm ... IA admits to 10 years.

 

Panzer says, "Monthly sales records for every book for 10 years! I am totally meow-less."

Note: This is a medium length post. I wouldn't bring anything to eat or drink for today's reading if I was you. You might spit it all over your monitor and keyboard when you read this post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive 

Internet Archive to Publishers: Drop 'Needless' Copyright Lawsuit and Work With Us - Publishers Weekly

As Panzer was tootling around the Catosphere, he heard laughing and giggling coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our fun-loving kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the lawsuit against the Internet Archive for copyright infringement. Panzer told you about the publishers' lawsuit last month.

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, Internet Archive (IA) founder Brewster Kahle held an internet 'press conference' on July 22. In it he implored publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley and Penuin Random House, who are suing IA for copyright infringement, to drop their lawsuit. During the Zoom conference, he and other speakers explained why IA's book scanning program is good for preserving knowledge and books. Kahle's arguments haven't changed over the years. The arguments are simple. It's okay for IA to scan hard copies of books and let people download them. And it's okay this is done without the publishers' or authors' permission. And it's okay neither is given any payment for their books. And it's okay because he says IA is a library. There are several links to other posts included in this post.

It's not a library.

Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't understand how anybody can say it's okay to take away your stuff without your permission and without paying you. No wonder people are laughing at the joke."

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you follow the links, bring another thermos of tea and another two dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive
To read Panzer's previous post about the lawsuit, tootle over to Internet Archive lawsuit