Waiting Game Begins On Google Book Search Settlement
Feb 22, 2010 at 7:00am ET by Matt McGee
The dust has settled from last week's Fairness Hearing on the proposed Google Book Search, and now all parties are playing a waiting game. Judge Denny Chin began the hearing by announcing -- to no one's surprise -- that he wouldn't be announcing a decision during or immediately after the hearing. According to the Wall Street Journal, Chin cited the "voluminous materials" submitted in the case and said he'll issue a written opinion later. "There's too much to digest," Chin said.
In his coverage of the hearing, Gary Price notes that 21 of the 26 speakers during the hearing were against the se [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Critics, Google: Legal, Legal: Copyright
Google Gets Patent For Variable Content Access By Geography
Feb 18, 2010 at 8:58am ET by Greg Sterling
Google was grated a patent that discusses a system of determining content access privileges by country/geography. While it undoubtedly has multiple uses, Google book scanning and search appears to be the primary intended use case. ArsTechnia brings it to our attention.
Here's the patent summary:
A system comprising: one or more devices to implement: means for receiving a search query from a user; means for selecting a document that includes terms from the search query; means for determining access privileges to the document for the user based on geographical location information of the [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Legal, Google: Outside US, Legal: Copyright
Google Updates Google Book Search After Apple iPad Launch
Jan 28, 2010 at 9:36am ET by Barry Schwartz
Less than 24 hours after Apple announces the Apple iPad, Google announces improvements to the Google Books home page.
The improvements include:
You can now scroll through categories of books and magazines
The My Library feature is now on the home page
My Library selections can be kept private now
You can now add one or more books to more bookshelves. [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search
Science Fiction Writer Le Guin Launches Petition Against Google Book Settlement As Opt-Out Deadline Looms
Jan 25, 2010 at 9:11am ET by Greg Sterling
Renowned science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin has launched a petition to "exempt" the US (US authors) from the terms of the Google Book Search Settlement. The text of the petition says that "Ireland, India, South Africa, and New Zealand (countries with active publication in English) protested the settlement and have been exempted from it."
Exempting the US would essentially render the settlement meaningless. The scope of the revised settlement has been narrowed to include only the US, UK, Australia and Canada and exclude other countries.
There is a January 28 deadline (Th [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Critics, Google: Legal, Legal: Copyright
Google Book Scanning Faces Chinese Challenges
Jan 12, 2010 at 10:47am ET by Greg Sterling
Google issued an apology to Chinese authors, according to China Daily, for scanning their books without permission. Google has also been sued in China for copyright infringement in connection with unauthorized book scanning. Meanwhile the amended US Book Scanning litigation settlement still awaits final court approval.
There are several private Chinese groups that seek apologies and compensation from Google for scanned Chinese books. Google is meeting with these groups, representing Chinese authors, to try and clear the way for more scanning of Chinese works.
The China Daily article quot [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Critics, Google: Outside US, Legal: Copyright
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