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There have been quite a few stories about the news that Google has settled with the Association of American Publishers in its long-running lawsuit alleging copyright infringement in the Google Books project. There are stories in the NY Times, Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. As all of the stories note, the terms … Continue reading Questions about the AAP Google settlement →
Latest on the GBooks/AG suit. "Google challenged the Author's Guild as class representative of all authors, but Judge Denny Chin, the judge who has seen this case through most of its life, allowed the suit to go forward with the Guild as class representative. This has been reversed by an appeals court judge, which means that the question of class representation must be decided before the suit can continue."
The Digital Public Library of America wants to make millions of books, records, and images available to any American with an Internet connection. Can it succeed where others have failed?
Academic library associations try to use Authors Guild's position in the Google Books lawsuit to undercut its stand against HathiTrust.
Google officials have confirmed that their attorneys last night filed a petition to appeal Judge Denny Chin’s recent order granting the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification.
Judge rules Google Book Search lawsuit can proceed as a giant class action.
First, context. On April 27 I attended DPLA West, and let me take it from the horse’s mouth: DPLA West—which took place on April 27, 2012 in San Francisco—was the second major public event b…
In which Jonathan Band is a mensch, as usual.
Seventh Update, Tuesday March 13, 2012: Free Google Books Downloads Work Again Sixth Update, Tuesday March 13, 2012: According to a Commenter below, who spoke to Google via phone: I received two fo…
In the ongoing litigation between the Hathi Trust and the Author’s Guild over the Trust’s book digitization in partnership with Google, the Guild filed for partial judgment on the pleadings on February 28. In essence, the Guild claimed that the more than 60 libraries and institutions in the trust are infringing on copyright because their book digitization activities “are wildly exceeding” those defined in section 108 of the 1976 Copyright Act.
After the rejection of their settlement, Google and the Author's Guild are …
When I considered the Authors’ Guild lawsuit against the Hathi Trust and some of its partner institutions a couple of months ago, only the complaint had been filed, so it it was natural to focus on the motivation of the plaintiffs. And those motives are not hard to discern; after tasting the possibility of monetizing … Continue reading What fair use is for →
The move may indicate that Google and the plaintiffs, including the Authors Guild, are giving up on a settlement.