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Re: pros and cons of proposed Google Book settlement
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:51:51 -0500
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From: Joly MacFie <joly () punkcast com> Date: January 13, 2010 3:38:37 PM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: edward () hasbrouck org Subject: Re: [IP] Re: pros and cons of proposed Google Book settlement
I have arranged to videotape the NYC workshop, and it may also be webcast live.From: "Edward Hasbrouck" <edward () hasbrouck org> Date: January 13, 2010 1:44:55 PM EST To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] pros and cons of proposed Google Book settlementIPers may also be interested in this FAQ from the National Writers Union:http://www.nwubook.org/NWU-GBS2-FAQ.html In advance of the Jan. 28 opt in / opt out deadline, the NWU is also organizing public informational events for writers with legal experts(including Pam Samuelson, James Grimmelmann, Lynn Chu, and Cindy Cohn) and other witers' groups about the revised settlement proposal in New YorkCity on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and in Berkeley, CA, on Friday, Jan. 22: http://www.nwubook.org/NWU-GBS2-events.htmlWhile some people may think they aren't affected because they don't write"books", the definition of "book" in the settlement also includes offprints of articles, articles in irregular serials, monographs,chapbooks, ephemera, unpublished dissertations, etc. In my own case, I Google classified a 20-page article, word processed and photocopied on 8 ½by 11 inch paper, with a staple in the corner, as a "book". ---------------- Edward Hasbrouck <edward () hasbrouck org> <http://hasbrouck.org> +1-415-824-0214-- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
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