Digital Copyright 

DMCA Revision to Get New Push

In a sign that the library community's pleas on at least one issue are not falling on deaf ears, Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) has editorialized for rewriting the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Writing for the popular computer web site C-NET, he said that initial warnings by the library and university communities that the DMCA would threaten access to information are proving true...

New Digital Copyright Discussion List Surges

As digital copyright issues grow in prominence, librarians at the University of Maryland's Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Age (CIP) have established a new electronic discussion list. In three days, the list gained over 1500 subscribers...

Digital Publishing 

(Mostly) Good E-Publishing News by Calvin Reid

Despite the recent spate of high-profile e-publishing bankruptcies and failures, a number of e-book publishers and distributors contacted by PW were mostly optimistic and, with one exception, quick to report rising sales and even profits. E-book publishers Palm Digital Media, Gemstar eBooks and Fictionwise.com not only report growing customer bases, but told PW that they are scrambling to offer a wider variety of electronic reading material. [read more]

Harvard launches new digital publishing system

Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) has partnered with Dimension Data Holdings to develop a digital publishing system. Dimension Data is a technology company providing infrastructure and multi-channel solutions to global corporations...

HBSP believes that the new system will enable it to open an expanded channel for sales and distribution that provides new products to a broader customer base. It also foresees opportunities to bring additional value to its current customer base. [read more]

When was the last time you used one of these? 

The Virtual Typewriter Museum

The typewriter is one of the great inventions of 19th Century communications technology. Between the 1860s and 1920s engineers, inventors and even carpenters invested all their creativity in the development of the ultimate writing machine. This virtual museum, that is based on private collections from around the world, is a tribute to their ingenuity.