...the project of digitising the information held in the world's printed books is too important to be dealt with purely as a commercial venture between rights holders and a potential supplier of services.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
The case against the Google Book Settlement
The fate of the Google Book Settlement is in the balance pending a 'fairness hearing' in US District Court on 7 October but for BBC News, Bill Thompson argues that we should not let Google become the world's digital librarian.
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A comprehensive and exhaustively researched report into the Google Book Settlement and its implications for UK writers can be found here: http://wolfinthewood.livejournal.com
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