Interesting. Wonder if this will lead to more books being available in
full text and/or snippets/search on GBS? Or if they're just no longer
being sued for the stuff they've already got up anyway.
Jonathan
B.G. Sloan wrote:
> "Google has reached a landmark agreement with authors and publishers to make millions of books available online, in a deal that includes a $125m (£80m) payout and the end to lawsuits filed by companies including Penguin. The agreement, part of which is subject to the approval of the US District Court in New York, comes after two years of negotiations between the parties and will mark the end of two lawsuits against the Google Book Search tool."
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/28/googlethemedia-digitalmedia
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> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN
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Johns Hopkins University
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Received on Tue Oct 28 2008 - 12:15:57 EDT