09-10-2009, 03:24 PM | #1 |
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U.S. Government blasts Google
http://www.publishersweekly.com/arti...d&source=title
Quote: In testimony before the House Judiciary subcommittee this morning, Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, in her first detailed comments on the subject, blasted the Google Book Search Settlement as “fundamentally at odds with the law.” In a blistering assessment of the deal, Peters told lawmakers that the settlement is in essence a compulsory license that would give Google the ability to engage in activities, such as text display and sale of downloads, that are “indisputable acts of copyright infringement.” More at the link. |
09-10-2009, 03:27 PM | #2 |
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well, since the "law" (copyright law, that is) is an indisputable act of pillage of the public domain and is fundamentally at odds with the spirit in which copyright was created, i can't say i'm too bothered here personally. let's just hope the government doesn't go and do something... ahem, "stupid", to jeopardise this initiative (however flawed, i still think it's a good thing overall). sheesh.
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US Government - Of the money, By the money, and For the Money. (and unlike Texas government, it <not> competitively priced...) |
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09-10-2009, 03:34 PM | #4 | |
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09-10-2009, 03:46 PM | #5 |
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The real issue, according to the full article, is that a court may not have the right to legislate the decision if it's contrary to acts of congress.
Or something along those lines. I haven't made time to discuss it with a constitutional lawyer today. |
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09-10-2009, 06:49 PM | #6 |
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Google will run into conflict with copyright owners frequently because Google's end goal is to supply the world's information online. They want people to be able to search everything, have access to everything. So along the way copyright owners may get very angry if their toes are stepped on!
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09-10-2009, 09:50 PM | #7 |
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hmmmm. tsk3. the government i think makes a lot of conflict.
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09-10-2009, 09:51 PM | #8 |
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Google should just cut to the chase and just replace the US goverment. I think we'll all be happier that way
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09-10-2009, 11:07 PM | #9 |
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Dear Author quoted part of the testimony
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I think this is the problem that most copyright holders have with the settlement. |
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09-11-2009, 09:24 AM | #13 |
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No, they do NOT want to compensate the rights holders. They compensate a group of people who have no rights at all to the books.
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This is what Google says it wants: Quote:
Do you have factual information that contradicts that statement or are you implying that the centralized registry is in fact a scam? |
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