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University Websites Are Being Flooded with Online Piracy Scams

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In the United States, however, higher education institutions were forced to put the brakes on piracy due to the passing of the Higher Education Opportunity Act ( HEOA ) in 2008. Scams Target Many Universities These PDFs are not clever guerilla marketing tactics by Robin Hood-inspired pirates.

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Marketplace: A Year of Innovation to Meet Evolving Customer Needs

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Marketplace has had a flurry of exciting new enhancements over the past year based on market needs and feedback from both publishers and customers. The modern user interface features sleek navigation and enhanced user-friendly elements that improve usability and the overall user experience.

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CCC at the Charleston Conference 2023

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On 10 November, Batten Down the Hatches: Navigating Challenges and Complexities in Open Access Management will take a look at the complexities surrounding open access management with a panel featuring Matthew Ragucci, Director, Institutional Product Marketing, Wiley; Willa Liburd Tavernier, Research Impact and Open Scholarship Librarian, Indiana University (..)

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CCC Participates in Key Academic Conferences

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In the ever-evolving landscape of education, staying ahead of the curve is essential. CCC will be showcasing its licensing and permissions services at three major conferences in the Academic market: ISTE, NCSA, and ALA in June 2024. Visit us at Booth 641! Want to connect before the conferences? Send us an introduction !

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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

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Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc.) By offering content for free, Libgen reportedly devalues the textbook market and according to the publishers, may even cause certain works to cease being published.

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

Christmas markets are already here, the lights are bright and shining, but before November is over, this Kat brings you another bundle of joy in the form of IP events and opportunities. Submissions should be sent to admin@atrip.org no later than 1 February 2022. The call for papers will be available to check here.

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Making College (Textbooks) Affordable

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Publishing industry analyst Bill Rosenblatt wrote for Publishers Weekly that higher education is the publishing segment undergoing the most disruptive changes today.