Re: pros and cons of proposed Google Book settlement

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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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 settlement

IPers 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 York
City on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and in Berkeley, CA, on Friday, Jan. 22:

http://www.nwubook.org/NWU-GBS2-events.html

While 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chapbooks, ephemera, unpublished dissertations, etc.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 ½
by 11 inch paper, with a staple in the corner, as a "book".


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Edward Hasbrouck
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