If you’re a book author, keep your eyes open. Under the Google Book Search settlement agreement, you may have to take action or cede rights to Google to use your work. The Google Book Search settlement agreement is a proposed deal between the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and Google. The deal arose from the Google Books Library Project, an attempt by Google to scan several book collections, and make them searchable. After Google announced its plans to scan the collections, several authors and publishers filed suit, asserting that Google was infringing upon their copyrights. Now the parties are attempting to resolve that litigation. But are some authors being caught in the crossfire?
Hey Authors . . . You Snooze, You Lose With the Google Book Deal
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