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RosettaBooks, Random House Settle E-Book Publishing Rights Litigation

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2003 - 2:56am.
New York -- E-book publisher RosettaBooks announced on Wednesday that it has settled outstanding litigation with publisher Random House, over its sales of e-book versions of titles from Random House authors. The settlement calls for no payments from either side; instead, the two parties said they will partner to expand the e-book market. Random House will grant RosettaBooks exclusive licenses to publish 51 e-book titles, from authors including Kurt Vonnegut and William Styron. In 2001, Random House sued RosettaBooks, arguing that its contracts with its authors covered rights to e-book versions of their works. "We are very glad to be able to put our differences behind us and to now work co1laboratively rather than combatively to enhance RosettaBooks' and our commitment to electronic publishing," said Katherine J. Trager, senior vice president and general counsel for Random House.
http://www.rosettabooks.com/pages/RB_RH_Release.html
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