The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 35, August 14, 2005, Article 17

GOOGLE HALTS SCANNING OF COPYRIGHTED BOOKS

Dick Johnson writes: "Google was well into its project of
scanning millions of books in three American libraries, Harvard,
Michigan and Stanford, but received strong objections from the
publishing industry to stop scanning books still under copyright.

When Google received its first objections it offered publishers
a "negative option." It offered publishers a form to submit if
they wanted to option out of the program. This infuriated the
publishers even more (instead of the right to option in). Google
has now ceased scanning books still under copyright.

E-Sylum first reported on this December 19, 2004 (vol 7 no 51)
and again when it offered the reform request January 16, 2005
(vol 8 no 3).

To read Google’s August 13, 2005 announcement, go to: Google's Announcement

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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