library_.jpgIPNews® – Google Inc. announced Thursday that it has put to rest the Association of American Publishers’ long-running copyright infringement case over Google’s scanning and digitization of copyrighted material for its online book archive project.

Under the deal, publishers will be able to choose whether to make their scanned books available digitally through Google if

books-stack.jpgIPNews® – Four textbook publishers settled claims Tuesday against five companies they accused of selling and distributing counterfeit copies of their copyrighted and trademarked work.

The settlements include a total of $2.6 million in payments to publishers Cengage Learning Inc., John Wiley and Sons Inc., Pearson Education Inc. and McGraw-Hill Education, as well as agreements