The suit pertains to Google's ability to scan books for its popular Google Books service. The search giant attracted criticism from groups such as Consumer Watchdog and the Author's Guild over the fact that it was scanning and making works partially available without the direct permission of authors. Authors can request to have their works removed from the service, but are not contacted prior to the scanning. In his statements on the settlement, presiding Judge Chin noted that while the creation of a digital book library such as Google's effort would benefit many people, the proposed settlement was not "fair, adequate and reasonable." Want to read more about the case? You can also check out the EContent blog! (www.google.com) |
