Google Inc's massive effort to scan millions of books for a digital library violates copyright law, illegally depriving authors of licensing fees, royalties and sales, a lawyer for a group of authors told a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday. Paul Smith, who represents the … [Read more...] about Google should pay authors for scanned books, U.S. appeals court told
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Ca Mau: Meeting held to protest US Appeals Court decision on Vietnamese AO victims
(CPV) - The Association of Victims of Agent Orange of the southern province of Ca Mau has worked with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to hold a meeting to protest the US Appeals Court's decision against Vietnamese Agent Orange victims. Provincial leaders and some 3,000 … [Read more...] about Ca Mau: Meeting held to protest US Appeals Court decision on Vietnamese AO victims
Appeal court revives Oracle-Google copyright battle
An appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that software commands can be copyrighted just like classic books. SAN FRANCISCO: An appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against … [Read more...] about Appeal court revives Oracle-Google copyright battle
Appeal Court upholds convictions in Haiphong land eviction case
The Appeal Court of the Supreme People's Court heard an appeal filed by defendants convicted in the coercive land reclamation case in Haiphong, upholding the sentences of four out of six defendants. The defendants were Doan Van Vuon, 50 years old of the district's Vinh Quang … [Read more...] about Appeal Court upholds convictions in Haiphong land eviction case
Appeals court convicts South Korea ferry captain of murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster and upped his sentence to life imprisonment. Judges sit to preside over verdicts of the sunken Sewol ferry's crew … [Read more...] about Appeals court convicts South Korea ferry captain of murder