Author Archives: laura

Anthologies Of Authors In Translation Pulled From ReLIRE

Posted on April 13, 2013 by laura

Reaction to the launch of ReLIRE from writers and readers was strong this week, but publishers and the Bibliothèque National de France were rather quiet. François Gèze, director of the publishing house Editions La Découverte and member of the scientific … Continue reading →

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Reactions To Rollout Of France’s Book Digitization Project

Posted on April 13, 2013 by laura

The reactions to the launch of the ReLIRE registry in France last week were fast and furious. Team AlexandriZ published a list of disturbing observations (link in French) about the registry. As more examples of translations and anthologies contained in … Continue reading →

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Tablet Phone?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by laura

While waiting for my flight at the airport this evening, I noticed this man who seemed to be using an iPad for a conference call. I didn’t recognize the application, but he seemed to have a second window on the … Continue reading →

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Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin Among Award-Winning Writers On French “Copyright Theft” List

Posted on April 4, 2013 by laura

While rooting around on the ReLIRE site, I discovered some big names among the English-language writers whose translated works may be found on the list. For those of you just tuning in, the ReLIRE registry is the official list of … Continue reading →

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Legalized Copyright Theft Begins In France: Government Prepares To Dispossess Writers Using Public Funds

Posted on April 2, 2013 by laura

A lot has been happening in France regarding copyright, digitization and orphan works. I barely have time to follow these developments, much less to write about them in any detail. However, last week the French National Library “published” the list … Continue reading →

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See The Movie, Read The Book

Posted on March 18, 2013 by laura

Yesterday we went to the movies to see Möbius, but the showing was sold out, so we ended up going to see Cloud Atlas instead. We weren’t disappointed. The story was subtle enough to be intriguing, without being so obscure … Continue reading →

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That Was Fast: eReaders Near Exit In Switzerland

Posted on March 17, 2013 by laura

It’s been a while since I’ve had a weekend free in downtown Lausanne. Yesterday I had a chance to do some shopping, and I decided to visit Payot to see how eReaders were doing since the last time I checked. … Continue reading →

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Shades Of Phil Collins

Posted on March 14, 2013 by laura

On my way home from the gym, I heard a young man respond to another as the two crossed paths in front of my metro stop. I didn’t hear the solicitation, but it was clear to me when the man … Continue reading →

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Content, Control And The Evernote System Wide Password Reset

Posted on March 3, 2013 by laura

Yesterday, as a result of having discovered a concerted attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service platform, Evernote triggered a system wide password reset. According to this blog post, they found no evidence that any user content was … Continue reading →

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Widespread WordPress Mobile Settings Bug

Posted on February 27, 2013 by laura

This morning I noticed a problem with the appearance of one of my WordPress blogs. Posts on the homepage were being displayed as excerpts. Yesterday, that was not the case. I soon noticed that it wasn’t just one of my … Continue reading →

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