Google: 'eviscerates copyright owners' exclusive rights' [X-posted]
"joseph harris" <[email protected]>
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New Google BS Filings Show Continued Opposition
Posted at 7:58AM Tuesday 11 May 2010
The Google Book Settlement "breaks international laws and treaties, according to a memo written by an opponent of the deal," says a Bloomberg News report by Jeff Bliss.
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/27204
http://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=15045
'...attorney representing authors in New Zealand, Italy, Austria and elsewhere, says on its face the agreement eviscerates copyright owners exclusive rights to approve the reproduction of their books....'
'... The Public Index group from The New York Law School has updated and posted a revised document that categorizes and summarizes the objections to the Google Settlement, and the plaintiffs responses to those objections. The 55-page report, an excellent resource for anyone researching the settlement and its pressure points, breaks the objections down into 11 categories: Fairness to Rightsholders; International; Jurisdiction; Class Action Procedure; Registry issues; Institutional Subscription; Antitrust issues; Privacy; Copyright Policy; and Information Policy....'
http://thepublicindex.org/docs/commentary/objections-responses-2.pdf
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-10/google-book-accord-violates-treaties-opponent-says-update2-.html
'...Sony Corp., which makes an e-book reader that competes with Amazon.coms Kindle and is a Google partner, has said the agreement would promote competition in the electronic book market.
The settlement would give Google immunity from copyright laws, allowing the company to distribute millions of books on the Internet in exchange for sharing revenue it generates....'
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