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[ 31.12.09 ] At the beginning of each year, cultural redistribution takes place on a large scale, namely, when, on 1 January, the commercial rights of descendants to the creative works of their ancestors expire. From this day onwards, these works may be copied, adapted, sampled, and reorganised. They are no longer private property, but have become common property - in other words, they fall into the ... lire la suite

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[ 18.12.09 ] Good news for all online borrowers and digital readers. It’s like Christmas brought forward to mid or rather early December: the tokens have arrived - the gifts will be coming sometime later. Time will tell what we’ll actually receive. Though in the two cases depicted here, it may take a while. But promises are in place, under the tree, so to speak - the first step has been taken. A ... lire la suite

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[ 11.12.09 ] If everything new is of the devil’s making, then technical advances must, at the very least, be compared with SS troops; a simple calculation, based on a certain kind of cultural pessimism, which can be arrived at in fractions of a second. And it makes absolute sense to all those who casually spout Hitler comparisons in response to a weakly brewed morning cup of coffee. An equally simple ... lire la suite

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[ 07.12.09 ] This time the ‘medium of the week’ comes from ZYX Music: ‘With Jazzy Christmas , you can enjoy jazz versions of classic Christmas songs.’ These words are to be found at the ‘Onleihe’ blog , whose recommendations are always up-to-date and in tune with the Zeitgeist. A few weeks ago it was Nobel Laureate Herta Müller’s turn with Atemschaukel . Though admittedly, in general, ... lire la suite

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[ 28.11.09 ] First you’re battling a huge swell on the world’s oceans – and then, all of the sudden, you’re cruising through smooth inland waters. So it seems for European writers’ associations at the moment: the waves first generated by the Google Book Settlement have pretty well subsided since Google – along with its American negotiating partners – presented an amended version of the ... lire la suite

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[ 19.11.09 ] Effective immediately, readme.cc will be available not only on the internet and our computer screens, but also in printed form, running from right to left. Made possible by the Egyptian-German Cultural Centre (ÄDK) in Cairo, a non-profit organisation for education and culture that celebrated its tenth anniversary in March 2009, the project aims to mediate linguistically between cultures in ... lire la suite

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[ 12.11.09 ] In November 2008, around 500 publishers participated in BUCH WIEN 08, Austria’s first international book fair, which sought to make Vienna a hub for the trading of books between the East and the West. How successful it was should become clear at this year’s edition of the fair , which is being held from 12 - 15 November 2009. Readme.cc will once again take part in this international ... lire la suite

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[ 05.11.09 ] The poetry collection Alternative Geography by Egyptian poet Iman Mersal , recently published in Hebrew translation, has become a literary event in Cairo. The daily Al-Masri al-Youm "spotlighted" the book in its culture section, with a lengthy review of the Hebrew edition written by Mohamed Aboud, the paper's Israeli Affairs correspondent. The book was translated by Prof. ... lire la suite

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[ 30.10.09 ] True, the controversies surrounding China, Guest of Honour, at the Frankfurt Book Fair eclipsed everything else. At least that’s how it seemed on the surface. News, of course, also accumulated during the book fair on that never-ending topic to which many of us in the literary world have a love-hate relationship: e-books. New electronic reading devices seem to be springing up like ... lire la suite

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[ 23.10.09 ] Les Chinois sont partis   En fait, ce fut un changement bienvenu. Lors du salon du livre de Francfort qui s’est terminé il y a quelques jours, les discussions animées concernant la Chine en tant que pays à l’honneur , la délégation officielle ici, les dissidents là, les invitations puis décommandements d’hôtes ou les refus de dernier moment de personnes jamais ... lire la suite

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[ 19.10.09 ] ‘An enchanted castle in southern Austria. From the main road, you’d never suspect such a jewel lying there, hidden behind a farmstead: Hainfeld near Feldbach, the largest moated castle in Styria, former residence of the renowned orientalist Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856). A symbolic site at which to hold the European Literature Days.’ So reported Die Presse , one of ... lire la suite

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[ 08.10.09 ] Lors des journées européennes de la littérature 2009, qui se dérouleront du 9 au 11 octobre au château Hainfeld dans le Sud de l’Autriche, en plus de la littérature de divers pays européens, des performances musicales et multimédia, des conférences, d’une découverte gastronomique des spécialités de la Styrie, d’un programme pour enfants… (vous trouverez tous les détails ... lire la suite

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[ 01.10.09 ] En 1980, un étudiant Juif Américain de 23 ans aux cheveux bouclés et du nom de Aaron Lansky décida de s’atteler à une tâche que personne avant lui n’avait entreprise: sauver les livres oubliés en yiddish. La langue parlée par les trois quarts du monde juif à la fin du 19e siècle était presque oubliée un siècle plus tard. Les précieux livres passés de générations en ... lire la suite

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[ 24.09.09 ] Mathias Enard, Lavinia Greenlaw, Finn-Ole Heinrich, Jaroslav Rudiš, Ferdinand Schmatz et bien d’autres participeront à des lectures et des discussion pour les premières journées de la littérature européenne 2009, initiative de Readme.cc, dans l’atmosphère historique du château Hainfeld en Autriche. Le programme complet est téléchargeable sur hainfeld.readme.cc . Le vendredi ... lire la suite

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[ 18.09.09 ] Celui qui a été assez chanceux pour pouvoir cliquer sur une zone obscure de la version en ligne de l’un des plus grands quotidiens italien (comme la section culture ou technologie) ces dernières semaines, a pu apprendre que l’association des éditeurs italiens (Associazione italiana editori, AIE) a également rejoint le choeur des protestataires dans l’affaire Google Book. En ... lire la suite

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