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A complaint was filed against Google in US District Court, Southern District of New York, for copyright infringement, involving the Google Print program. Related links: Press release: Authors Guild Sues Google, Citing “Massive Copyright Infringement” Google’s blog posting about the lawsuit. BusinessWeek.com’s commentary Topical postings from beSpacific The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis, …
From AP today, this article highlights the battlelines that have been drawn, and are hardening, between publishers and Google concerning the expansive plan to digitize significant library collections from throughout the world, thus allowing users to search content on the web.
Susan Kuchinskas reported that Google Extends Book Scanning Operation to allow users in 14 countries, including the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa to conduct English language key word searches and then read selected pages from books the site has indexed. Related references to Google Print program
Yet another follow-up to my previous postings on this issue here and here; see this statement, Google Print Library Position ‘Backwards’: Copyright holder should not have to opt-out, from the Text and Academic Author’s Association past president. See also Writer Groups Not Backing Down In Fight With Google
Roberts v. the Future, by Jeffrey Rosen: “…in the next 10 or 15 years, as technology and science continue to advance and America’s demographic profile continues to change, the Supreme Court will, in all likelihood, be asked to decide a fascinating array of divisive issues that are now only dimly on the horizon.”
Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials – A Resource Guide, by Therese A. Clarke Arado Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation, by Julian Zegelman The State of Online Legislative Research and What Makes a Good Legislative History, by Susan H. Paschell CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com: The Document’s Story – Legislative Narration, by Paul Jenks The …
LC press release: “The Library of Congress has launched a new public Web site to cover the groundbreaking work of a special independent committee. By 2006, this committee will recommend changes to copyright law that recognize the need for exceptions to the law for libraries and archives in the digital age. The site offers the …
USAToday.com reports on new copyright protection products that debut at 10 colleges this fall, in the form of CDs, DVDs and even a USB drive, that limit the creation of multiple copies of course materials.
Although not a surprise to members of the organization, as well as special librarians, researchers, publishers, Congress and…in any case, here is a link to an article from the ABA Journal acknowledging the American Library Association’s successful lobbying efforts on issues that include the Patriot Act, DMCA and CIPA. Related reference: CRS report, USA PATRIOT …
The Assn. of American Publishers comments on Google’s announcement yesterday to delay Google Print Program within the context of this LA Times article today (reg. reg’d). Today’s Washington Post article, Google Delays Book Scanning (reg. req’d) also addresses the factor of marketplace competition to allow consumers access to portions of books online prior to purchase. …
Posted late last night by Adam M. Smith, Google Print Product Manager, on the Google Blog: “As with many ambitious ideas, Google Print has sparked a healthy amount of discussion…Today I’d like to mention two new features that reflect these discussions and which we feel will considerably improve both programs. If you’re in the Publisher …
From the August 4, 2005 Federal Register: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Summary: The Copyright Office is supplementing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preregistration of copyright claims, issued July 22, 2005. That notice proposed procedures to preregister any unpublished work being prepared for …
