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Google Book Settlement Site Is Up; Paying Authors $60 Per Scanned Book
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I missed this when you posted it, but this is definitely good news.
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Ashley Grayson literary agency blog commentary on the settlement:
It is a major manipulation of the marketplace that effectively diminishes your ability to earn money from your works in significant new markets. In time, these new markets may become the only markets, so this is serious. It also points out that among the representative authors, not a single novelist was included. And "deadline for an action you might want to take is May 5, 2009.".... It establishes a single electronic rights clearing house, the Book Rights Registry (BRR), with an entitlement to a percentage of the electronic income of all works. This amounts to a mandated electronics rights agency that every author is required to pay, but no author can question. .... Publishing consultants are already promising a gold rush of new business based on “content” with no recognition of “authors” in the business model. Hmmmm. I haven't got any conclusions. It does look like "hey, let's legislate new ways of dealing with tech!" done by people who don't understand the tech or the long-term implications. While I think some aspects of copyright as it stands are ridiculous, I don't think the solutions involve *more* gov't-appointed agencies taking control of content. |
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So we have to wait until after January 2010 for them to give the publisher's time to submit claims or say they don't want their books included for Google to be able to make anything available? Could be worse I suppose - I've known of settlements to drag on for decades.
But I'm so looking forward to Google being able to make available out of print but still in copyright works that the publishers have no interest in making available as ebooks through other channels. |
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I opted out. I was fine with Google having a partial scan of my book available--I think it could drive sales--but the provisions about Google having the right to sell the ebook disturbed me immensely.
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Maggie, I'm confused. Is your book out of print? I was under the impression that if your book was still in print (and therefore you are still making money off of it) that the settlement provisions did not apply. Did I miss something?
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As what I read and understand from the posted news, only those out of print can claim. Its a good way since authors are o longer earning since being out of print but if its print and they still would compensate for it... would that be double strike?
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By opting out of the Google Book Agreement you haven't prevented Google from scanning and using your work. You have just retained your right to sue them for copyright infringement if they do.
I'd be surprised if Google did continue to use works from people who have opted out though - as far as I can see they're mainly wanting to bring back orphaned works. Even so, I'm really unhappy with the outcome. This is a major change to the way one company can use copyrighted works. Such a big and significant change realy ought to be done by legislation and not through a court settlement, and ought to work for anyone, not just one large corporation. |
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No, the book is still in print. I guess I didn't understand that part, and they definitely scanned the book. I'm fine with a partial scan being available, as I said it's like a free sample and helps to drive sales. But it's such a great big scary rights grab that I just didn't want to be part of it.
ETA: According to this Teleread post, the settlement class includes the author of any book published prior to January 5, 2009. I'm a member of that class. I might not have been eligible for an orphan-book payment, but that's okay because I want no parts of this. Last edited by MaggieScratch; 04-26-2009 at 01:55 AM. |
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