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Thursday, 3rd September 2009

Library Associations Submit Supplemental Filing, Call for Increased Oversight of Google Agreement

From the News Release:

The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) today submitted a supplemental filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York overseeing the proposed Google Book Search settlement to address developments that have occurred since the groups submitted their filing on May 4.

While the library associations’ position has not changed since their initial filing, the groups believe that recent activity, such as an amended agreement reached between Google and the University of Michigan, the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Google’s recent public statement regarding privacy, and the library associations’ communication with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) should be brought to the court’s attention. In their supplemental filing, the library associations call upon the court to address concerns with pricing review, to direct Google to provide more detail on privacy issues, and to broaden representation on the Books Rights Registry.

+ Access the Supplemental Filing (PDF)

+ Access the May 4th Filing (PDF)

Source: American Library Association Washington Office
Hat Tip: @misseli

See Also: Paula Hane's: "Anti Google Book Settlement Organizations Band Together in Open Book Alliance"
The New York Library Association and Special Libraries Association are members of the Open Book Alliance.

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