Google Book Deal
Google is so big that I think I can spend a day with google.com.For example,I can use Gmail to send email,scan pictures through Google pictures,and read my friends` blogs by Google reader.
We can search many professional articles on Google Book.But it is based on the corporation between Google and the authors.These days Google has a new deal.
Q:Can you give us a short description?
A:Yes.US anti-trust regulators are to investigate a $125m (£76.4m) deal Google has made with book publishers to settle copyright issues, reports say.
Q:What about the deal in 2008?
A:In October 2008, Google reached a deal with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.
The search engine agreed to pay $125m to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers can register works and receive compensation.
Google can also digitise orphan works – works whose rights-holders are unknown. Some fear the settlement could prevent other companies from entering the digital book market.
“The Department of Justice and several state attorneys general have contacted us to learn more about the impact of the settlement, and we are happy to answer their questions,” Google said in a statement.
“It is important to note that this agreement is non-exclusive and if approved by the court stands to expand access to millions of books in the US.”
Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com, has previously expressed concerns about the settlement and has said he believes “it needs to be revisited”.
