Big Publishers Sued By Authors for Unpermitted Electronic Publications

"Carole Ebbinghouse has a detailed update in the October 10 issue of Information Today on the class-action lawsuit, derived from the Tasini case that went to the Supreme Court, in which authors are suing publishers and database vendors (including Elsevier, Thomson, and Amazon) for unpermitted electronic publication of their work."

Source: P Suber. Tasini-based class action suit still simmering. Open Access News (10 Oct 2005) [Full Text]