Hachette Book Group (HBG) is the third largest trade and educational publishing company in the world. Hachette Livre owns the Hachette Book Group. Lagardère Group owns Hachette Livre. HBG started when Hachette Livre bought the Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner on March 31, 2006. Its headquarters are at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hachette is one of the big-five publishing companies, along with Holtzbrinck/Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In one year, HBG publishes about 1400+ books for adults (including 50-100 digital-only titles), 300 books for young readers, and 450 audio books. In 2016, the company had 214 books on the "New York Times" bestseller list, 44 of which reached #1.
Authors Guild
The Authors Guild is America's oldest and largest professional organization for writers. It works to protect free expression and copyright. It started in 1912 as the Authors League of America. Notable authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been board members. It has over 9,000 members. These members get legal advice and guidance on contracts with publishers as well as insurance and help with licensing and royalties.
On September 20, 2005, the Authors Guild, together with Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles and Daniel Hoffman, sued Google for its Book Search project. The Authors Guild said Google was breaking the law by making digital copies of books that were still in copyright. (Google countered that their use was fair according to US copyright law.)
On October 28, 2008, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and Google announced an agreement. Google would pay $125 million, $45 million to rightsholders whose books were scanned without permission. The Google Book Search Settlement Agreement allowed for legal protection for Google's scanning project. But both sides still said the other was wrong about copyright law. The Settlement also would have started a new regulatory organization, the Book Rights Registry, which would decide how fees from Google went to rightsholders.
The settlement between the Authors guild and Google was rejected in 2011 by a judge at the district court level. The judge thought the settlement was not good for the authors.
In October 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sided with Google. The court said that scanning and posting parts of works online was Fair Use and did not harm the authors.
In late December 2015, the Authors Guild filed a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court against Google over copyright laws. which in April 2016 did not review the case, leaving the lower court's decision as correct.
Somniosidae
The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes. They are commonly known as sleeper sharks, because of their slow swimming. They have a low activity level, and seem to have a non-aggressive nature.
Ken Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman (October 11, 1935 – April 26, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1981 to 1985. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981. He also served as the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Jewish family.
Rothman died on April 26, 2019 in St. Louis, at the age of 83.
Meana Sardo
Meana Sardo ("Meàna") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 1,813 people lived there. Its area is 73.8 km². It is 588 meters above sea level.
San Gavino Monreale
San Gavino Monreale ("Santu 'Èngiu") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 8,671 people lived there. Its area is 87.4 km². It is 54 meters above sea level.
Padria
Padria ("Pàdria") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 633 people lived there. Its area is 48.39 km². It is 304 meters above sea level.
Padru
Padru ("Pàdru, Pàtru") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 2,121 people lived there. Its area is 158 km². It is 160 meters above sea level.
Pattada
Pattada ("Patàda") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 3,084 people lived there. Its area is 164.88 km². It is 794 meters above sea level.
Perdasdefogu
Perdasdefogu ("Foghèsu") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 1,937 people lived there. Its area is 77.75 km². It is 600 meters above sea level.
Perfugas
Perfugas ("Pèifugas, Pèlfica") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 2,383 people lived there. Its area is 60.88 km². It is 90 meters above sea level.
Ploaghe
Ploaghe ("Piàghe") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 4,538 people lived there. Its area is 96.27 km². It is 427 meters above sea level.
Porto Torres
Porto Torres ("Posthudòrra, Portu Tùrre, Poltu Tùrri") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 22,306 people lived there. Its area is 104.41 km². It is 5 meters above sea level.
Posada
Posada ("Pasàda") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 2,967 people lived there. Its area is 32.77 km². It is 37 meters above sea level.
Pozzomaggiore
Pozzomaggiore ("Pottumajòre, Pottumaggiòre") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 2,617 people lived there. Its area is 78.77 km². It is 438 meters above sea level.
Putifigari
Putifigari ("Potuvìgari") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 729 people lived there. Its area is 53.1 km². It is 267 meters above sea level.
Riola Sardo
Riola Sardo ("Arriòra") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 2,151 people lived there. Its area is 48.11 km². It is 9 meters above sea level.
Ruinas
Ruinas ("Arruìnas") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 667 people lived there. Its area is 30.46 km². It is 359 meters above sea level.
Sadali
Sadali ("Sàdili") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 988 people lived there. Its area is 49.61 km². It is 765 meters above sea level.
Sagama
Sagama ("Sàgama") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 200 people lived there. Its area is 11.72 km². It is 333 meters above sea level.
Samassi
Samassi ("Samàssi") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 5,196 people lived there. Its area is 42.04 km². It is 56 meters above sea level.
Samatzai
Samatzai ("Samatzài") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 1,680 people lived there. Its area is 31.16 km². It is 174 meters above sea level.
Samugheo
Samugheo ("Samughèo") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 3,030 people lived there. Its area is 81.28 km². It is 370 meters above sea level.
San Basilio
San Basilio ("Santu 'Asìli 'e mònti") is a town and "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia, Italy. As of 2016, 1,238 people lived there. Its area is 44.63 km². It is 415 meters above sea level.
San Giovanni Suergiu