Google Book Deal Still not a Done Deal

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   Google's plan to create a giant digital library and bookstore has run into another roadblock from the Justice Department. 
Last Thursday, the Justice Department said that a class-action settlement between the company and groups 
representing authors and publishers had significant legal problems, even after 
recent revisions.

The revised agreement appeared to impinge on authors’ 
copyrights and was too broad in scope.

Google Spokesman Gabriel Stricker said the Justice Department’s filing, “recognizes the progress 
made with the revised settlement, and it once again reinforces the value the 
agreement can provide in unlocking access to millions of books in the U.S.”

Source: NYT

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Ian MacCosley Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: Oct/05/2007 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 994	Quote Reply Topic: Google Book Deal Still not a Done Deal Posted: Feb/08/2010 at 6:08pm
	Google's plan to create a giant digital library and bookstore has run into another roadblock from the Justice Department. Last Thursday, the Justice Department said that a class-action settlement between the company and groups representing authors and publishers had significant legal problems, even after recent revisions. The revised agreement appeared to impinge on authors’ copyrights and was too broad in scope. Google Spokesman Gabriel Stricker said the Justice Department’s filing, “recognizes the progress made with the revised settlement, and it once again reinforces the value the agreement can provide in unlocking access to millions of books in the U.S.” Source: NYT
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arwendt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: Oct/26/2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1270	Quote Reply Posted: Feb/09/2010 at 11:37am
	Reminds me of the next big digital problem.. digital book piracy.
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