Bookbabble Episode 40: The Incredibly Unprepared Discussion on the Google Book Search Copyright Settlement
Bookbabble Episode 40: The Incredibly Unprepared Discussion on the Google Book Search Copyright Settlement
Recorded 27 July 2009
Babblers: Bjorn, Gem, Renee, Lone, Marcel, Donny
Synopsis:
The babblers look at the Google Book Search settlement case, and discuss the fate of books that are out of print, but still in copyright (known as orphan works). Orphan works are currently a part of the books that are being digitized in libraries around the world under the Google Library Project and made available for searching under Google’s Book Search website. The babblers are not incredibly prepared with this topic (because it was a surprise! Sort of…), but still managed to get an hour of chitchat out of this. This could be either because we’re naturally intelligent and analytical, or we just like to talk.
Show Length: 73:46 mins
Links:
- Simple Overview of the Agreement
- Google Book Settlement
- A Book Grab by Google, by Brewster Kahle (Washington Post)
- Google Book Search settlement and access to out of print books, from Google Public Policy Blog
- U.S. Inquiry Is Confirmed Into Google Books Deal (NYTimes)
- Outrageous (Amazon’s removal of Adult products from Sales Rank) (from Marcel’s Blog)
- Don’t Touch ‘A Moveable Feast’ – Hemingway’s grandson reworks Hemingway’s book because he “doesn’t like what the original said about his grandmother, Hemingway’s second wife.”
- Barnebarn retter i Hemingways erindringer
[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/17719/episodes/168226/bookbabbletheshow-168226-08-01-2009.mp3]
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This all sounds very complicated. I hope my book never becomes an orphan! What an interesting site this is. I can’t believe I’ve only just found it (via Facebook.)
A few links to introduce myself:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Short-DI-Geraldine-Steel/dp/1842432710
http://www.amazon.com/Cut-Short-DI-Geraldine-Steel/dp/1842432710
http://www.noexit.co.uk/titles.php/itemcode/488
Why thank you, Leigh. Nice to see you here. 🙂 I see the Facebook page is already working. 🙂