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Article: RosettaBooks and Random House Go to Court.
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- July 1, 2001
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the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding who owns the rights to previously printed t works now published in ebook format. Ebook publisher RosettaBooks has been taken to court for copyright infringement by publisher Random House. RosettaBooks has been creating electronic versions of works by Kurt Vonnegut, William Styron, Robert Parker, and others previously copyrighted and published in "book form" by Random House.
Through a contract, RosettaBooks acquired and paid for the electronic publishing rights to about 100 titles. In late February, Random House filed a suit against RosettaBooks, alleging that the former owned exclusive electronic rights to these same titles. ...