Tech Daily Dose: Digital Books Hearing Witnesses Unveiled http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:18:49 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Digital Books Hearing Witnesses Unveiled House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers on Wednesday unveiled his witness list for a Thursday hearing on competition and commerce in the digital book industry. The hearing comes on the heels of considerable controversy over Google's plan to digitize mass quantities of libraries' stacks. A New York federal court has scheduled a fairness hearing for Oct. 7 on the $125 million settlement Google reached in a feud with authors and publishers. Amazon.com, Microsoft, Yahoo and others have protested Google's project.

Witnesses include:

• Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond
• National Federation of the Blind President Marc Maurer
• Authors Guild Executive Director Paul Aiken
• University of Chicago law professor Randal Picker
• Amazon Vice President Paul Misener
• Consumer Watchdog John Simpson
• Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters
• Center for American Progress Senior Fellow David Balto

]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:18:49 GMT Damian responded on October 4, 10 11:21 PM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> Capitol Hill  will surely appreciate this. We have a service which helps individuals get their ex back and we wish we had a a formal way to stay in touch like this. This is powerful...
 

I really appreciate digital books. I think it is beneficial both for the creators of a product and society for an author to get paid. The American people and the government behind them have a lot to do. I help people get their ex back and enjoy reading digital products when time allows. Books seem old school now a days...

...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1658108 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1658108 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:21:02 GMT Zoe responded on August 31, 10 04:14 PM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> I Love the thought of digitizing books. Since I live in Las Vegas seems like most people are always traveling and I'm sure most people would pass the time by reading either from there laptops or phones.

...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1629312 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1629312 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:14:10 GMT Sheenfeathy responded on December 2, 09 03:26 AM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> Rivalspot.com - Play Ps3 tournaments for cash They say you can play online Fight Night game tournaments on any console for cash... had anyone tried that before? Looks like a cool idea... Are there any other sites where you can play sports games for real moneys? I Googled and found only Bringit.com and Worldgaming.com but it looks these guys don't specialize in sport gamez. Any suggestions?...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1398096 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1398096 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:26:44 GMT Candy responded on November 26, 09 12:07 AM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> Whats wrong with digital books? As long as the people that create them get paid? The government has alot of work to do especially get out of debt. I work for a custom doors store and I love to read my digital book while im on break, it saves time and space to not have a ton of book to drag around.

...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1395787 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1395787 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:07:40 GMT Danielle responded on November 21, 09 12:02 AM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> I think that people should be able to sell digital books as long as the authors are payed for thier work.  I work in the consumer report industry and let me tell you that many people have bigger fish to fry.  I guess they are concerned with illegal copies or reproduction. 

...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1393653 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1393653 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:35 GMT Mike Cane responded on September 9, 09 08:26 PM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=277232115?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div>  And not a single WRITER in the lot.  That's it -- eveyone but the PROPERTY OWNER gets to speak.  Our government at work.  (No, the Author's Guild doesn't count.  They got us IN this mess!)

...]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1353049 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/digital-books-hearing-witnesse.php?rss=1#1353049 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:26:48 GMT