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December 31, 2013
By Michael Cader

William Morris Endeavor has hired former Microsoft chief financial officer Peter Klein. He will oversee the global finance operation for IMG Worldwide once that acquisition closes, along with WME. (Approvals for the acquisition are expected to take a number of months). First published last August but only available online now, Esquire ran an extensive look at […]

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Briefs: Authors Guild To Appeal Google Book Search Ruling; Rowling Leak Lawyer Fined; and More

December 31, 2013
By Sarah Weinman

On December 23 the Authors Guild and the named author plaintiffs filed notice with New York federal court that it intends to appeal Judge Denny Chin’s November 14 dismissal of the case on fair use grounds. The AG was told on December 10 that it had two weeks to file an appeal, and did so […]

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Coming Up Soon In 2014

December 31, 2013
By Michael Cader

The way the holidays fall, the big fifth-annual Digital Book World happens in the second full work week of January, from the 13th through the 15th. It will be our biggest show yet in all respects — more attendees, more exhibitors, more tracks, more headliners, and more parallel events (including the return of our own one-day Launch Kids event […]

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Court Affirms Pre-1923 Sherlock Holmes Characters Are in Public Domain, Free for Use

December 27, 2013
By Sarah Weinman

Just before Christmas the matter of Sherlockian Leslie Klinger’s lawsuit against the Conan Doyle Estate to establish whether the character Sherlock Holmes was in the public domain, and that derivative works did not require licensing fees, was resolved, with Judge Ruben Castillo of Illinois federal court granting Klinger’s summary judgment motion for the most part. […]

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Expectations

December 23, 2013
By Michael Cader

For us it’s that time of year when we are neither fully nor entirely off. Publishers Lunch will be occasional until 2014, as the news requires/allows. (We’ll be back at least once next week with deals and links at a minimum.) Publishers Marketplace continues to operate as usual, and we will report new deals, list […]

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Simon & Schuster Looks to Record Finish

December 23, 2013
By Michael Cader

Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy dispatched her end-of-year letter to employees on Friday afternoon, noting that “If sales through the end of December hold to our projections, I’m happy to report that we will deliver record profits, a healthy gain in revenues, and our best-ever margins.” The company finishes the year with the quick-to-market […]

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