The U.S. Department of Justice has argued for a New York Court to reject a settlement between Google and authors and publishers that would allow Google to create a digital library of their work. The DOJ said that its investigation into the settlement agreement was incomplete but it was likely to be in violation of copyright and anti-trust laws. It was felt that the settlement would empower book publishers to restrict price competition and also give Google exclusivity in the distribution of copyrighted works the authors of which are untraceable. The DOJ in its filing has urged the Court to reject the settlement in its present form to encourage the negotiation of a settlement which is more compliant with copyright and antitrust laws.
The proposed settlement is over Google's mammoth project at creating a digital library which will be made available online thereby creating a very high level of access to the works, but has given rise to fears over copyright protection, hence the proposed settlement with authors and publishers, to create a book rights registry and compensate authors and publishers whose work is being digitised. For more on the same, please visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1825836720090919
The proposed settlement is over Google's mammoth project at creating a digital library which will be made available online thereby creating a very high level of access to the works, but has given rise to fears over copyright protection, hence the proposed settlement with authors and publishers, to create a book rights registry and compensate authors and publishers whose work is being digitised. For more on the same, please visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1825836720090919
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