Google’s books drive needs a wider debate

Commentary feature. Author calls for a major public debate on the issues relating to mass digitisation of the world's knowledge.

On the 4 February 2010 the Department of Justice in the United States advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that despite the substantial progress reflected in the proposed amended settlement agreement in The Authors Guild Inc. et al. v. Google Inc., class certification, copyright and antitrust issues remained.

AFP, 28.1.10: Last-minute objections filed to Google book settlement http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gi8ydpiQlS04Qe_zy6vnmdCrQkMQ

European Voice, 4.2.10: Publishers hope Google's library will be brought to book http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/publishers-hope-google%27s-library-will-be-brought-to-book/67063.aspx

Google Book Search http://books.google.com/

US: Department of Justice: Press Release, 4.2.10: Justice Department Submits Views on Amended Google Book Search Settlement http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/February/10-opa-128.html

Google: European Public Policy Blog http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com/

ESO: Background information: Paris threatens Google over book-scanning http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-threatens-google-over-book-scanning/

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