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Article: Random House Settles E-Book Lawsuit
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- December 4, 2002
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Random House Inc. has settled a lawsuit against an
e-book publisher that was selling digital versions of Kurt Vonnegut'
s "Cat's Cradle" and seven other popular titles.
RosettaBooks will continue publishing the disputed works, which predate
the rise of the Internet, and will collaborate with Random House on
additional books.
But the settlement announced Wednesday leaves unresolved the issue
of whether authors or publishers control e-rights to books when the
contract has no specific language about the electronic format.
The two sides essentially agreed it was better to work together than
to fight.
"We are very glad to be able to put our ...