The Commerce Dept., in its annual report on intellectual property law enforcement and protection, released Monday, declared “record increases in IP-related investigations and prosecutions” and growing numbers of seizures of counterfeit goods, from CDs and DVDs to prescription drugs and chemicals.
Tag: 02.11.08
Virtual Mayhem, Destruction – An Art Form?
“For my money, what makes games unique among all other forms of entertainment is that they allow us to experiment with insanely dangerous physics. Games are only arena of modern life in which otherwise responsible adults are permitted to smash expensive things all to hell, purely for the sheer joy of it.”
Publisher To Begin Giving Away Free Books
HarperCollins has decided to beging offering free electronic editions of some of its books on its Web site.
Dramatic Swiss Art Robbery Nets Van Gogh, Cezanne, Degas, Monet
Four paintings by Van Gogh, Cézanne, Degas and Monet worth an estimated SFR180m (£84m) have been stolen from a museum in Switzerland in what police today described as a “spectacular art robbery”.
Writers Union To Vote On Deal
On Sunday, guild leaders recommended a tentative three-year contract to members and asked them to vote separately on a quick end to the walkout. Work could resume as early as Wednesday.
Lit Stars Sign Up To Write 15-Minute Operas
“Out go the big budgets, lengthy run times and large venues. But in come the stars from the world of literature and music, who have been asked to produce 15-minute operas which will sit beside each other at sold-out shows in small theatres in Glasgow and Edinburgh early next month.”
Zadie Smith Attacks Literary Prizes
“They are really about brand consolidation for beer companies, phone companies, coffee companies and even frozen food companies,” she says. “Her criticisms were attacked as hypocritical by senior publishing figures, who questioned why she had agreed to accept awards for her books.”