A couple of Authors Guild news items that may be of interest to some folks...
Fearing Piracy, Authors Guild Pushes Change to Copyright Law
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Citing a major uptick in Internet piracy, the Authors Guild has urged Congress to require that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) monitor and filter their networks for pirated works. Among the proposed changes to copyright law suggested in a letter addressed to the House Judiciary Committee, Guild officials want to replace the current "Notice and Takedown" regime authorized by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) with a "Notice and Stay Down" provision.
Under the Guild’s proposal, ISP’s who do not take "reasonable measures" to keep "all infringing copies” from their networks would lose their "safe harbor" immunity from claims of infringement.
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http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...right-law.html
https://www.authorsguild.org/industr...and-stay-down/
Authors Guild Slams 'Inadequate' E-book Royalty
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The Authors Guild released its first “detailed analysis” in its Fair Contract Initiative, an outreach effort aimed at improving the standard contract for authors. The piece, released to the Guild's membership Thursday morning, examines what the organization calls “inadequate e-book royalties” and argues that the digital royalty favors publishers far too heavily.
As part of its analysis, the Guild said that it hopes “established authors and, particularly, bestselling authors" will begin to "push back" on the reigning e-book royalty rate of 25%. The Guild is hoping this small, but powerful, group can take a stand "on behalf of all authors, as well as themselves.”
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http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...k-royalty.html
https://www.authorsguild.org/industr...e-for-e-books/