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Friday, 12th February 2010

Open Book Alliance Responds to Google’s Request for an Amended Google Books Settlement Approval

Three Articles About Google's 77 Page Legal Filing Today

See Also: Google Rebuts DOJ Objections to Digital Book Deal (via AP)

See Also: Google staunchly defends pact to digitize books (via Reuters)

See Also: Google Fights Back Against Book Settlement Critics (via WSJ)

and a response from the Open Book Alliance

From the OBA Blog Post:

The Open Book Alliance and many other objectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice, authors, publishers, academics, libraries and privacy advocates from around the world have collectively made the case for rejection of the amended settlement agreement proposed by Google, the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild.

Despite this broad chorus of opposition, Google has offered only cosmetic changes to its amended settlement. The arguments it now offers to defend the amended settlement are the same arguments that have been rejected by the Department of Justice – twice. Despite the spin from Google’s attorneys, the amended settlement will still offer the search and online advertising giant exclusive access to books it has illegally scanned to the detriment of consumers, authors and competition.

Google’s request also fails to answer concerns from consumer advocacy groups like the Institute for Information Law & Policy [at New York Law School] who fear that the amended settlement, if approved, would, “set a dangerous precedent for future cases and undermine democratic political processes.”

Source: Open Book Alliance
SLA and the New York Library Association are Two Members of the OBA.

See Also: The Fairness Hearing is Scheduled for a Week from Today (February 18th)
The Laboratorium has a copy of the order (3 pages; PDF) from Judge Chin regarding the hearing. It includes the list of 26 organizations/companies who will be speaking in opposition or in favor of the approval of the proposed settlement.


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