tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post5230796657674483736..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: ALCS backs Google Book Settlementjula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-11122157135814918302009-11-19T21:58:42.641+00:002009-11-19T21:58:42.641+00:00Google has only put aside 35 million to set up the...Google has only put aside 35 million to set up the Book Registry and that fund also has to pay for the cost of notifying class members about the settlement. Once that money has gone, the administrative costs of the Registry will be deducted from the money earned by rightsholders and only the amount left will be passed on. As there is no limit on the amount The Book Registry can pay out on administration (including transatlantic travel for non-US board members and any perks/expenses the board members and staff decide to award themselves), there is no guarantee that authors will receive anything at all. <br /><br />The Google Book Settlement stinks. It breaks the Berne Convention and rewards piracy.Diana Kimptonnoreply@blogger.com