A Review of the Google Book Search Copyright Settlement: What You Should Know
On November 21, ECPA hosted an informational 90-minute E-Seminar on the recent Google Book Search Copyright Settlement to inform publishers of how this landmark settlement affects them and their authors and informs the decisions they need to make in the days ahead.
Recently called “the biggest book deal in U.S. publishing history,” the October 28 Google Settlement ended three years of litigation initiated by the Authors Guild and AAP in response to Google’s Library Project. Every rightsholder will need to evaluate how this highly-negotiated settlement agreement affects them and determine whether to participate or opt out of the Google program in the 120-day timeframe.
The E-Seminar is led by Brian Flagler, attorney with the Flagler Law Group and counsel for the ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline.
He calls the settlement “a significant development in the dynamic intersection between traditional copyright principles and the exploding opportunities for book content on the Internet.”
This session addresses the following issues:
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- Brief summary of the copyright cases brought by The Author’s Guild and the Association of American Publishers against the Google Library Project, now called Google Book Search.
- Brief discussion of the copyright principles involved with a summary of the settlement terms.
- The pros and cons of opting out of the settlement.
- An explanation of the Book Registry to be formed with funds from the settlement.
- The role of publishers versus authors interacting with the Book Registry and Google.
- Q&A
ORDER ONLINE. Anyone with a phone and internet connection can access this session for only $99 per connection. For more information or questions, contact Michael Covington at 480-966-3998.
ECPA’s E-Seminars are a convenient and cost effective way to provide focused training to you and your employees. All you need is a phone line and computer with internet access. Participants are able to see, hear and participate in the entire presentation from the convenience of their own computer. This is a program of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). For more information about ECPA, contact us at www.ecpa.org or 480-966-3998.
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