19-04-2025 16:01 via infodocket.com

OCLC Sues Baker & Taylor For “Allegedly Using Its Data to Create Competing Product”

From WOSU:
The Dublin-based nonprofit OCLC has filed a lawsuit against the company Baker & Taylor in the Southern District Court of Ohio over claims of interference with contracts and misuse of OCLC’s product, WorldCat. Both companies work with libraries, offering software, technology services and cataloging programs.
The suit was filed in late March and centers around OCLC’s product WorldCat, which is a cataloging program that has a database that includes scientific papers, musi
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