3 August 2017Copyright

A sight for sore eyes: Penguin and Simon & Schuster secure picture books copyright win

Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster secured a win against two authors late last week, after a US judge ruled that picture books based on famous novels infringe copyright.

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A sight for sore eyes: Penguin and Simon & Schuster secure picture books copyright win

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