Archives for November 2021
Publishers Say Internet Archive Is “Stonewalling,” Ask Court to Compel Discovery
With fact discovery in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by major publishers against the Internet Archive set to end on December 17, the publishers have complained to Judge John Koeltl that the IA “is stonewalling, hoping to run out the clock.” They asked for a conference to have the judge compel production of missing documents. The attorney writes, “IA has not disputed the relevance of the documents. Instead, IA is simply stonewalling, prejudicing plaintiffs in depositions and case development.” The letter outlines seven categories of documents they are still looking for, saying they “waited several weeks or more for IA […]
Obituary: Caroline Todd
Caroline Todd, pseudonymous author of mystery novels with her son under the name Charles Todd, died on August 28. She was 86. Todd’s books take place in English villages after World War I. The mother-son team submitted their first book, A TEST OF WILLS, to Ruth Cavin at St. Martin’s Press in 1996. She agreed to publish it, and it sold out its first print run. “Everyone respected that their books weren’t fluff, that they were about real history, about real people in a real time,” mystery writer Rhys Bowen told the NYT. “They were one of the better mystery […]
Representation
Author of Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Champion-Adeyemi has moved representation to CAA, listing Michelle Weiner for publishing rights. In May Deadline had reported that the author had signed with WME, moving over from ICM, which sold her trilogy to Holt Children’s in 2017. (If approved by the government, CAA is set to acquire ICM.)
Gendell and McGuigan Pursue Mediation
The complicated and long-running legal dispute between former Foundry Media partners Yfat Reiss Gendell and Peter McGuigan may be headed towards resolution. Attorneys for both parties filed a letter asking Judge Joel M. Cohen to extend the current dates for discovery (set to end in February 2022), “to pursue mediation and settlement discussions in the Commercial Division Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.” That process “is basically a mediation program” run by the Court, though ultimately “settlement…is purely voluntary.” Gendell had asked the Court to refer the matter to mediation in May, though at the time McGuigan declined.
CJK Makes Another Editorial Services Acquisition
CJK Group continues to build their content services business with the acquisition of Baltimore-based Kaufman Wills Fusting & Company, which will be integrated into their KnowledgeWorks Global division. Through the Sheridan group, CJK has built one of the country’s largest book printers. KWF Consulting and KWF Editorial together employ 99 people, providing editorial services and management consulting to the scholarly publishing community, including “professional staffing solutions for journal editorial office management, peer review services, and editor support.” CEO of CJK Group Chris Kurtzman said in the announcement, “With this acquisition, CJK Group continues to build a successful global operation serving every […]