[Web4lib] Re: Authors, publishers, settle suit with Google

[B.G. Sloan]

The New York Times mentions an interesting twist to this settlement:

"Libraries, universities, and other organizations will also be able to purchase an institutional subscription, which will give users the ability to access the full text of all the titles in the Google Books index. This, depending on the pricing, could turn out to be a revolutionary development for libraries."

See: 

http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2008/10/28/28readwriteweb-end_of_snippet_view_google_books.html

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
Bloomington, IN



--- On Tue, 10/28/08, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Authors, publishers, settle suit with Google
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:45 AM
> "Google has reached a landmark agreement with authors
> and publishers to make millions of books available online,
> in a deal that includes a $125m (£80m) payout and the end
> to lawsuits filed by companies including Penguin. The
> agreement, part of which is subject to the approval of the
> US District Court in New York, comes after two years of
> negotiations between the parties and will mark the end of
> two lawsuits against the Google Book Search tool."
> 
> Full article:
> 
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/28/googlethemedia-digitalmedia
> 
> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN